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Last October, nearly 50 years after Pearl Harbor, Milieu examined sev­ eral impacts of World War II-on America and more particularly on Houghton College and its people. A few persons saw that series as glorifi­ cation of war or celebration of American dominance. The majority recognized a different emphasis, an effort to perceive, preserve, and profit from heritage-a practice commended in the Bible, honored and still main­ tained in many cultures. With observation of the 500th anniversary of Columbus's coming to "the new world" in process, Professors David Howard and Richard Pointer help Milieu again take a look at significant heritage, not as "celebra­ tion," but for recognition, reflection and instruction. Columbus's voyage precipitated events and attitudes that yet shape us in the west, and with which need to reckon in charting a future. Alumna and graduate student Deborah Howard's insights into condi­ tions and attitudes developing in Germany in the wake of reunification remind us just how quickly and unexpectedly heritage becomes the dy­ namic for current and coming events. Student Deb Cauvel's perspective on the mission of Christian radio, and Tim Swauger's Ila.bita.tpiece about learning and building in another culture, also exhibit elements of heritage as formative or influential. The vitality of heritage, the role of commemoration, and the joy of cel­ ebration converged in the 1992 Founders' Day convocation at Houghton October 2, when Willard Houghton, J.S. Luckey and Stephen W. Paine came alive in narration and dramatized sketches. * * * * *

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October 1992 3 o utter the name of Co­ lumbus is to bring into the T mind images and notions beyond our conscious control. Generations of Americans-both North and South-looking for he­ roes have had no trouble at all conjuring up a Columbus myth larger than any possible life could have been. More recently a num­ ber of historians, confident that a 11 heroes own feet of clay, have joined the voices of those Native and African Americans who had little to celebrate about the Euro­ pean discovery of the Americas, in order to sculpt a Columbus of clay from bottom to top. Their attacks on the motives and methods of Christopher Co­ lumbus, as well as on the often unforeseen outcomes of his ven­ tures, arc not the first blows to be struck against him. During his third visit to the Island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Do­ minican Republic) in 1498, an,bitious rivals had him arrested and sent back to Spain in chains­ the first golpe in Latin American history! Truly this man has had his critics as well as admirers from the ...... , beginning. The question which fascinates me, as a historian, is what drives a person like Columbus? The six­ teenth-century mentality is of special interest, and T have given much research to his generation. --....:..:· This brief look at Columbus fo­ cuses on some of the goals that ..- prompted this explorer to under­ take his journey-the factors that illuminate his mentality. During the mid-sixteenth cen­ tury Columbus' son, Ferdinand, - I' ,-, wrote a Lifeof his already famous father, which naturnlly shows him in heroic proportions. Ferdinand � recounted the story of how his fa­ ther began to think about a voyage �-·-- --·- of discovery to the west. Colum-

4 HOUGMTON MILIEU bus, already an experienced sailor, honors, titles and political power, usual mentality about social and settled in Portugal and married a but the prospect of riches beyond economic hierarchy in WesternEu­ Portuguese woman. His livelihood imagination. If the terms of the rope, and the need for a large held aroused his curiosity about the deal had actuaJly been honored, laboring class to support a smaJler sea, and he learnedfrom his the Co.lumbusfamily would in elite, he explained (to the rulers of mother-in-law that her deceased time have rivaled the wealthiest of Spain, according to Las Casas) that dynasties. The mentality emerging husband, a seafarer with experi­ the riches of Hispaniola were its with early modern capitalism was ence along the coast of West also a vital part of his makeup. people. They were the ones who Africa, had left some records and When Columbus landed in the worked, made the bread and pro­ sea-charts. "Indies"-for his goal had been to vided the food for the Europeans, These artifacts increased his in­ reach the East Indies (China and dug the gold from th.eh' mines, and terest, and soon he sailed along that Japan)-he immediately began a did all the tasks and labor of both coast himself-as far as to the Gold search for the economic rewards men and beasts of burden. Tragi­ Coast (present-day Ghana). The that he imagined were his due. cally, just such overwork, added to thought occurred to him that if a Some gold was found, but not warfare, brutal mistreatment, and voyage so far to the south were pos­ nearly enough, and he turned to a the introduction of Old World dis­ sible, why not one equally far to the second economic prospect-human eases, soon devastated the Indies labor. His return to Europe in 1493 west? Why not expect to find land and large areas of both American brought the first shjpment of there as well? The mentality of the slaves across the Atlantic Ocean, continents as well. Italian Renaissance, with its curios­ for Columbus had with him "lndi­ Such ruin was not Columbus' ity and thirst for knowledge, its ans" to be sold as slaves in Spain. plan, either for humanitarian or supreme self-confidence and daring, economic reasons. Yet, we may sec shines clearly through this self­ a basic contradiction in the "men­ taught Genoese mariner. Columbus was confidentthat talities" that made up the Bartolome de Las Casas, the he could carry out God's will Columbus personality. Like many "Protector of the Indians," not only of his contemporaries, and not a had direct contact with Columbus on earth and atthe same few among us even today, Colum­ and his family, he wrote extensively time make himseffrich, bus was confident that he could and favol'ably about him. His Co­ famous and powerful. carry out God's will on earth and lumbus is a religious man, both at the same time make himself conventionally and fervently, confi­ rich, famous and powerfu I. His dent of Divine Providence and pursuit of the latter goals frus­ motivated to serve God by spread­ Africans had been carried to trated the attainment■ of the first ing the faith of Jesus Christ. The Portugal as slaves for half a cen­ and primar� one. Spain and Portugal wherein Colum­ tury, and already the writings of bus lived had a powerful crnsade Portuguese historians had argued legacy stemming from the centuries­ Dr. Dnvid Howard !,as taught nt Ho11ghto11 as a "justification" for such en­ si11ce 1969. A sl'ccinlisl It, colo11i11/ I.JI/i11 A111er,­ long Reconquistn struggle against slavement that it gave those cn11 i,istory, i,e s presc111/y /e11cl,ing n special !slam. Colwnbus had taken on this Africans the opportunity to be­ topics course 011 Co/11111b11s. mentality, as his religious obser­ come Christians. How ironic that vances and writings display an the religion that promised to make Iberian devotion and culture. people free was exploited in order Along with his Renaissance to take away their freedom! Fortu­ and Reconquista outlooks, Colum­ nately Queen Isabela of Castile had bus was an astute businessman. enough sense of duty to thwart His origins in Genoa, a leading Columbus' effort to launch the At­ Italian trading center, taught him lantic slave trade. to bargain hard and look after his Another bid to compel labor economic interests. The contract from Americans had a far worse signed in 1492 between Columbus outcome. If Columbus could not and the rulers of Spain granted get their labor in Europe, he would him and his descendants not only have it in America. Reflecting the

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Hero or Villain?, Columbus as Cultural Symbol by Richard Pointer 77

ew recent historical anni­ been taught about for centuries? sphere? Was he a hero or a villain? versaries have created as Or was he the first in a long line of Should he be honored or vilified? much stir or controversy European exploiters who brought Framing the debate in this F death and destruction to the native fashion points up that what is at as the current commcmoration of Christopher Columbus' first voy­ peoples of the Western hemi- stake is not so much Columbus as age to the Americas. Scholars, real historical person but rather Columbus as symbol. Attackers of journalists, and the public alike Using Columbus as metaphor have become caught up in the de­ Columbus sec.him as embodying ba tc over how best to portray the has a ve,ylong hlsto,yin the the ethnocentric attitudes and alien Italian explorer. UnitedStates microbes that generations of Euro­ Was he the daring and coura­ pean.s brought across the Atlantic, geous discoverer of the New wreaking havoc upon the indig- World that schoolchildren have - 6 HOUGHTON MILIEU enous inhabitants they mistakenly cially incumbent upon Christians, realities of native destruction as to labelled "Indians." who are called to do justiceto aU remove him from the pantheon of Defenders of the sai]or-mer­ peoples, past and present. At the Americanheroes? Probably not. dvmt quickly retort that it is unfair ve1y least, tempering any celebra­ But for now and the foreseeable fu­ to hold one man accountable for all tions of the benefits of Columbus' ture, we seem destined to have the tragic dimensions of European­ discovery with an awareness of its competing images of Columbus Native American interaction. But costs seems in order. swirling around both academia they must be reminded that using To speak of benefits at all, of and popular culture. Columbus as metaphor has a very course, is definitely out of order For some, he will continue to long history in the United States according to many of those writing be a rnodelof what they see to be (dating back to the Puritans) and a.nd speaking about Columbus' best in the American character-an that it was his admirers, not his de­ voyages. Yet to depict the whole enterprising, intelligent, visionary h·actors, who first transformed him affair as an unmitigated disaster is man willing to persevere to the into a larger-than-life figure. end to see his dream fulfilled. For Por better or worse, Columbus others, he will stand as an exem­ is a part of our national mythology Perhaps whatis necessaryis plar of what they consider to be and, as such, his story and the way a reconceptualizationof worst in the American historical we tell it, offers a convenient av­ Christopher Columbusthat is experience-a racist imperialist enue for expressing our own whose disregard for native peoples convictions about the central broadenough to see him as and land caused irreparable harm. themes of America's historical ex­ both heroic and fallen. If that Paradoxically, eachimage con­ perience. Little wonder, then, that developed, his symbolic tains a good deal of truth. Perbaps an ongoing academic argument value would only be what is necessary is a reconcep­ over the relative merits of Euro­ enhanced for a nationwhose tualization of Christopher pean expansion has broadened Columbus that is broad enough to into a much wider cull-ural debate own historybespeaks the see him as both heroic and fallen. If on U1e occasion of the Columbian same qualifies. that developed, his symbolic value Qttincentena ry. would only be enhanced for a nation While there is little likelihood whose own history bes pea ks the of settling the dispute during this same qualities. Only timewill tell anniversary year, the question of to caricature both the event and whethet the American imagination what place Columbus will have or the man almost as much as earliet is cl'eative enough to conceive and should have in the collective glorifications. It serves to reduce nurture such a portrait of Colwnbus memory of future Americans is early American history to a and of itself. ■ still worth asking. Recent scholar­ morality tale pitting native purity versus European evil. ship detailing the ill consequences UMaveling the complexities of A specialist /11 colo11i11/ A111erica1ucllgio11, Rich• of Europe's "invasion" of America nr·d Pointer '77 leac/1es 11/slory at Trinity human motive and behavior in this has made older, idealistic accounts College in Deerfield, IL. ill 1993, he begins n setting requires far more care and two-yenr tem1 ns president of the Co11ferc11ce 011 of Columbus' discoveries less and study (even after 500 years) than Fni/1, 1111d History, rt professional orga11iznlion less tenable. of more thn11 600 Christian his/orinns. such a simplistic assigning of guilt Hailing Columbus as a symbol and innocence affords. As colonial of Westernor even American historian James Axtell has com­ progress over the backward ways of mented, "We should curb the primitive peoples, as was done at temptation to make premature or, the 1892 Columbian Exposition in worse, predetermined moral Chicago, clearly will not do if we a re judgenients on the past. There will going to pay any attention to the be time enough after we have done perspective and plight of those na­ ow· homework thoroughly." tive American groups who felt the What, then, of Columbus as a fu1J brW1t of such "progress." Listen­ cultural symbol? Has the romance ing to the.irunderstandings of the sw·rounding his maritime adven­ Columbian Encou.nterseems espe- tures been so deflated by the grim

October 1992 7 EastMeets West: an outsider looks at German reunification by Deborah K. Howard '92

he year 1989 brought hopes and bread was cheap. People other fruit that had not been and dreams of a new and knew that a job was guaranteed available in the East. better life to the people of the when they finished schooling, and East Germans expected TGerman Democratic Republic. The the state would meet their basic reunification would rejoin the two Berlin Wall, symbol of the Cold human needs. Germanies with dialogue on both War and East/West conflict, fi­ On the other hand, the Stasi si9-es. They knew their industry nally was opened-to the surprise (state security police) ruled was technologically and produc­ of everyone. What began as a de­ through terror and used a third of tively behind West Germany's, mand for reforms ended by the population to report on an­ and West German products were toppling a system too brittle to other third. Now, with fear of the more attractive, but they hoped bend. The communist order in the Stasi erased, people forget how West Germans would adopt East GDR broke up completely. completely their lives were once German practices jn other areas Umealistic estimates of what it controlled by that terror. that were better. But West Ger­ would take to bring East Germany mans, intent on ruu1exation rather up to West German standards led than reunification, are dismantling people to believe that reunification East German hopes for a role the old East German ways. would be easy. East German voters East Germans of any age who turned out to endorse the capitalist in reunification have been were able to attend school regis­ system of their western brothers, crushed as West Germans tered for further education, and the GDR officially ceased to ex­ control the changes. knowing that their only hope in ist as a state. Many believed the this new world was to become propaganda of easy rewtlfication, educated in West German ways. but others had merely wanted a re­ Hardest hit were women with chil­ formed East German system. Now, dren. Being an unwed mother in as the days pass, more and more East German hopes for a new the GDR had been no disadvan­ East Germans, suffering the frustra­ and better liie after the fall of the tage, and East German women Wall in 1989 floated on media tions of reunification, forget that played a leading role in the work they themselves voted for this new coverage of daily events and the force. The state provided them system. process of reunification. People with jobs to support themselves, I have heard many East Ger­ from the West greeted East Ger­ and child care while they worked. mans declare that under mans with open arms at first, But there was no such support in communism things were better. giving money to those visiting the the West German philosophy or How quickly people romanticize West. That attitude changed as economy. the past once the hardship is ovet! West Germans came to resent this University students suffered There were, to be sure, benefits to "invasion." Banana jokes surfaced because many classes taken under communism. Officially, everyone because many East Germans used the GDR are not being accepted in had a job, everyone had housing, their money to buy bananas and the Western university system. 8 HOUGHTON MILIEU Also, for many East German stu­ goods on the black market had to There is a temptation to get dents the prospect of searching for be bought with hard currency. loans to redecorate apartments or a job when school ends is terrify­ Having more East German money buy new equipment not previ­ ing. I have no idea what I will do than someone else did not matter, ously available. As an outsider, I when I finish school, but Tam ac­ because there were so few items to became very curious about how customed to thinking in terms of purchase. Since East German the items bought by East Germans needing to find employment, and money had little intrinsic value, will be financed. Many people it does not worry me. people had no reason to manage it have new cars, TVs, radios, or An East Germany that had vir­ carefully. The basic necessities of bath rooms. Some people even tually full employment suddenly life were guaranteed, and whether have YCRs and computers. Al­ had an official unemployment rate one paid the rent or not often did though the items are often of around 30 percent. The true not matter. In a capitalist society necessary, it seems that many East higher rate was masked by West­ such financial mismanagement is Germans, as they pu1·chase these ern-produced, part-time work that unacceptable. new things, have not yet learned to lasted only a few months. lt is now Prices in East Germany were think about their financial future. hard for East Germans to find jobs. controlled for most goods. Now However, there are people They feel discouraged, and the people have to learn how to shop who are living as much as possible problem is compounded because in a capitalist system. That means the way they did before the Wall many West Germans view them as finding the cheapest product, or cnme down. In country areas it is lazy or unemployable, due to lack the best value for the money, or easier for things to change more of skills. It is hard to stimulate determining if the cost of gas used slowly. Old methods of farming people who lack motivation. 1t is to reach a more distant (but are still used because it is too ex­ also hard to motivate people when cheaper) store exceeds the saving pensive to buy new equipment. employers treat them like second­ gained. The old methods work about the class citizens. I visited one special school set up for people lo learn English and computer skills. Those who have studied a lot of English, or who are willing to do the homework, im­ prove their d1ances of getting hired. l!ill lll'FEII These are people primarily in their 111 EIITIIUNKENE 30s, but it is harder for older people l!i llllll·GIIENZSULll/lTEN to benefit from such classes. They have families to care for and other concerns, and do not feel productive sitting in a classroom. Yet, those who do not take these courses have no hope of finding a real job in the West German market. Money is a problem because of differences in pay rates for East and West German jobs. East German Retnined section of /1,e Wn/1 salaries are only 60 percent of West preserves rcco,·d of n111111nl German, but housing costs in the den/1,s of iuould-be escapees. /\bn11do11ed Ens/ Cer,,11111 East are rising and food prices arc Trnbibecomes n gnrde11 plot. equal or even more expensive there. East Germans also have to lean1 the value of money. Several people I spoke to said money was not a concern under communism. In effect, East German money had no value. People used it to pay the rent, for basic necessities, or for products in East German stores manufactured in East Germany or Eastern Bloc countries, but western

October 1992 9 same under capitalism as under East Germans see their situation as cation of East and West Germany communism, although it is harder better now than under communism, has existed ever since 1945, no one to sell East German produce, and many would thjnk twice before vot­ made any plans about how that East German methods may be less ing again for .instant reunification; might really take place. Everyone profitable than those under more not only East Germans, but West assumed, as the GDR's Erich modern supervision. Germans as well. Honecker confidently proclaimed, As I travelled this summer, the Some West Germans resent that the Wall could stand for a difference between some West and reunification due to higher taxes. hundred years. Thus, the sudden­ East German farms amazed me. Others complain about the slow, ness with which the Wall fell, Crops in the West were healthy polluting, East German Trnbis followed by the Western politi­ and abundant. Crops in the East (cars), or about how dangerous cians' push for speedy were sparse and unhealthy. Part of East Germans are in Western cars reunification, was harmful to its the discrepancy was due to a because they are not used to so actual achievement. drought that the East could not much power. They also ridicule As is typical of human nature, handle for lack of irrigation equip­ East Germans for having accidents people romanticize the past in ment and modern technology. on purpose to buy better cars with times of trouble and forget its diffi­ Many East Germans resent the insurance money. culties. T think that the greatest West German domination and feel Many of the problems of problem of reunification is not like seco,,d-class citizens. East Ger­ reunification stem from the end of learning about money or business man hopes for a role in reunifi­ Wodd War Two. West Germany or new technology. It is learnfrlg to cation have been crushed as West received financial help from the appreciate others, no matter what Germans conti:ol the changes in al­ Marshall Plan. East Germany was thefr background. Conununist most every area. The initial euphoria drained of finances, industry, man­ th.inkingwas instilled into East of reunification is over, and hard power, and intelligence by the Germans for over 40 years, and it times have begun. Although most Soviets. West Germans had a Cold will take more than a few years to War policy of not allowing techni­ change that way of thinking. The cally-advanced products to go into more difficult West Germans make East Germany. East Germans had reunification for East Germans, the to develop their own technology, longer it will take, for the old ways while West Germans had help will continue to be romanticized in from Western cow1tries. It is only the people's minds. natural that East German produc­ At times it is difficult to see Lion would stay behind West many of the advantages of Germany's. Now West Germans reunification. However, East Ger­ are having to face the cost of their mans now can travel freely and Cold War policy, and they do not have access to all the things denied like it very much. them under communism. For my­ 1 am sympathetic to the prob­ self, the greatest advantage of lems of reunification for the East reunification was that 1 was able to Germ.anside. Much more of my live i.n East Berlin, to study there, time was spent there and in East and to meet many wonderful, in­ Berlin than in the West. The people teresting and delightful people. ■ are as different as their physical surroundings. I have been told that because of the flawed GDR system, people used to help each other in Debornl, K. J-lownrd is 111992 grnd1111/cof order to survive. They gave more Ho11g/1to11 College, with' 111njors i11 111nthe111ntics n11d /1istory. S/1e visited both East n11d West time to family and friends, to talk­ Gcmm11y i111989, before tl1e Wnllfe/1, nnrl ing and discussing deep philoso­ s-pe11I six 111011/hs i11 Ens/ Berlin in 1991 nt phical ideas. Remnants of that cul­ H11111boldt U11ive1·sity. This s11111mer she went to ture still survive, at least in the E11rope with the Jio11gh/011 College E11roCl10r, re111ni11i11g njter the lour for five weeks in Ens/· people I have met. Many East Ger­ em Ger1111111y n11d four weeks in Western mans resent the demands of Gemm11y. She is 110w n student nt the Stnte . capitalist society. People no longer U11iversity of New York, Bi11glm111to11, p11rs11i11g __. --� have time for family, as they n grnd11nle degree i11 11111/hemntics. l-/er pnre11/s ' struggle to find work. nre l-Jo1tRl1/011 College fnc11/ty members Dnvid Synngog11e wrecked during Krisln/11ncht 11nder (liistory) 1111dJr111gnrd (che111istry) l-lownrd. Hiller, is now being reb11ilt. Although the goal of rewilli-

10 HOUGHTON MILIEU College Coalition, presenting papers pus. Reflecting our society, ever at learnedsocieties in their area, or growing numbers of students Educating publishing articles and books. come to us from dysfunctional The faculty also undertook a families and with a Jimited under­ major review and revision of the standing of Scripture. Dr. Bud the Whole general education requirements Bence, Dean of Christian Life and that undergird Hough ton's liberal Ministries, has been appointed to Person arts focus. After completinga con­ coordinate and promote spiritual ceptual framework for general ministries on campus and the 1992 education during the 1990-91 aca­ chapel program in particular. HOUGHTON demic year, the faculty began this He will also work with the re­ past year to address the specific ligion department faculty to COLLEGE shape of core courses. develop an innovative program for President's Report The college is also increasingly undergraduate and graduate minis­ committed to facilitating .learning terial studies. For 109 years Houghton College has in unique geographic and peda­ endeavored to educate whole persons. gogical settings. Last year, Student Development This summary outlines ways in which Houghton faculty taught or stud­ Dean of Students Robert the college seeks to continue that mis- ied specialized courses in Eastern Danner and his student develop­ sion today. A full text report is Europe, France, Honduras, Puerto ment staff strive constantly to available from the president's office. Rico, and Singapore. improve the living and learning experiences of Houghton students. Academics In 1991-92 the chapel program Alumniachievement in di­ was revamped with the addition of verse professional fields gives Dealingwith difficuN family a clear worship component in al­ strong evidence of success in edu­ situationsranked highest In most every service. The career cating the whole person. To keep personalcounseling session development center worked with over 800 students to prepare them abreast of ever-changing needs, topics. during the past year Houghton en­ for graduate school, career, and in deavored to address several general, life after Houghton. academic challenges facing private - In a cooperative effort with the liberal arts colleges. alumni office, plans were made for To make Houghton CoUege To increase efficiency and cost­ the "Alwnni at Work in Career more accessible to more people we effectiveness, in April the faculty Planning and Placement" pro­ have broadened the range of aca­ and trustees approved a total re­ gram. Special programming demic programs. Via collaboration organiza tfon of the academic included "A World Ready for with Wycliffe Bible Translators, we governance of Houghton, replac­ Women ... " which highlighted now offer<'!linguistics minor. An ing the divisional/departmental women's concerns, issues, and interdisciplinary minor in structure with 16 departments. achievements. environmental studies incorpo­ This action enhances flexibility and Dealing with difficult family rates scientific research, outdoor facilitatesresponsiveness to aca­ situations ranked highest in per­ recreation, and aesthetic apprecia­ demic challenges and opportunities. sonal counseling session topics. tion for God's creation. Department chairs will now work A best-ever winning record in During the past year, one pro­ dfrectly with the academic dean intercollegiate athletics of 102 fessor completed a graduate and/ortwo half-Lime associate wins, 36 losses, and six ties evi­ degree and four other faculty deans of curricula and professional dences lop athletes and efforts by members completed all academic development respectively. coaching staff. requirements for their doctorates As evidence of our commit­ except the dissertation. Many fac­ ment to the spiritual development External Affairs ulty engaged in professional of future leaders for the Church, Development: We are able to development activities, attending the college intensified its efforts to educate "the whole person" be­ seminars sponsored by the Christian prom.ote spiritual vitality on cam- cause of support from individuals,

October 1992 11 foundations, corporations, and The Admissions Funnel: 1988-92

churches. Helping alumni and 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 other friends to understand Houghton's mission in personal 9 terms was the key to our modest 8 Senior and Transfer successes in development in 1991- 7 Prospocls 1992. Current fund and foundation 6 In Thousands 5 I giving showed 15 percent in· Tolal Appllcotlons creases over the previous fiscal 4 ' year reaching $1.98 million. Capi· 3 2 tal giving declined as many donors c:JlotalNGW Sludonls completed their pledges on the Enrolled academic building. Despite recessionary times, two exciting projects were com­ pleted. The annual phonathon raised over $267,000 in cash and pledges for student scholarships, and the micro-computer laboratory was upgraded for $65,000. Some $113,000 in life income trusts were came fully automated in terms of The admissions staif made over completed during the fiscal year. desk-top production of publica­ 7,300 phone calls to prospective Focus of the capita 1. campaign is to tions, and initiated a redesign of students, parents, pastors, and secure major gifts of $4 million for the college magazine, The Hough­ guidance counselors, conducted phase one of the fine arts center. ton Milieu. over 800 individual interviews College Relations: While most of with campus visitors, and talked to our efforts are inwardly-focused at Admissions/ Alumni many more in group sessions. A providing a whole-person educa­ Admissions: A review of organ­ large incoming freshman class is tion for our students, the college izational charts from other colleges evidence that these efforts suc­ relations office focuses outward to­ suggests that there is no one "cor­ ceeded. An all-time record for faU ward educating and informing a rect'' adminish·ative structure. enrollment applications was set as variety of different audiences In J 991-92 Houghton did nearly 1,000 students applied. about who we are. what no other college or university A redesigned viewbook drew The student music outreach is doing-combined alumni and favorable notices from others in group, Heirborne, and the athletic/ admissions. There are many ways the fields of advertising and stu­ counseling team, Dayspriag, minis­ in which these seemingly disparate deut recruitment. Tn addition, a tered in 65 camps, churches, and areas overlap. For example both book called After You Graduate was conferences in 13 states. Over 800 offices travel a great deal and given to each accepted student. general news releases and home­ alumni loyalty is a valuable re­ The book contains helpful infor­ town stories from the college source fot the admissions office as mation on decision making, provided information on a variety alumni often guide prospective college choice, and other issues of of Houghton topics. The busy con­ students toward Houghton. Under interest to high school seniors. ference program operated Tim Fuller's capable leadership, This book provides evidence to ac­ througbout the school year and this new area of the college has cepted freshmen that Houghton summer. Guests praised our excel­ flourished. cares about them as whole lent facilities,convenience and With enhanced travel sched­ persons, not just as tuition deposits. cleanliness of the campus, and the ules, admissions staff members It takes much more time, staff, friendliness and helpfulness of the visited over 250 public and Chris­ budget, and energy to bring in staff. tian high schools, driving over freshmen and transfers in ad­ 111 the area of visual communi­ 66,000 miles iii the process of these equate quality and quantity than it cation, we welcomed a new visits, plus college fairs, home vis­ did 10 years ago. While we con­ graphic designer to the staff, be- its, and other off-campus events. tinue to make staff efforts more

12 HOUGHTON MILIEU efficient and more effective, a large the remaining 36 hours of a bacca­ appreciate their service. part of the challenge that faces us laureate degree in 15 months relates to mobilizing the entire through evening classes and inten­ Finance ca,mpuscommunity to aid in the sive individualized learning. Balancing the budget re­ tasks of student recruitment and Under the leadership of Dr. John quired a reduction of our retention. Robson we initiated our first three accumulated unrestricted cur­ While many alumni refer pro­ modules in this program. During rent fund surplus. A positive spective student names, we must the coming year, we anticipate ex­ balance of $34,560 remains, but develop an alumni network tending beyond the current we dare not further erode this more closely involved in working teaching site at the Buffalo Subur­ tiny cushion. with the admissions office in home ban Campus to the main campus areas. and the Olean campus of Budget Alurnni: During Summer Jamestown Community College. Vice President for Finance Alumni Weekends I and II, alumni Ken Nielsen reports a balanced came from as far away as Physical Plant budget of $16 million is in place Washington State, Maine, and Dedicated men and women of for 1992-93 with a contingency Florida-344 for Weekend[, the staff labor diligently to main­ fund of only one half percent or and 345 for Weekend II. tain college grounds and facilities $200,000. This budget is even The alumni board approved throughout the year. Due to the more austere than some of our changes that renamed the two efforts of our maintenance depart­ previous budgets. weekends as Summer Alumni 1 ment, we spent less than we Faculty and staff salary in­ and II, and moved the 15-year budgeted on heating, and the en­ creases are limited to two class to Weekend II. ergy management program percent, but in addition, the in­ Forty-five alumni chapters met continues to reduce electricity and creased value of the fully-paid throughout the country. The heating costs. In addition to the health plan is equivalent to an­ Brooksville, Orlando, Mid­ computerization of our heating other two percent increase in Hudson, and Baltimore chapters system, we upgraded electrical wages. To meet the demands of have well-established traditions fixtures and boilers with energy-ef­ this budget, the new equipment and strong attendance records. ficient units. The cost of this account was limited to meet This year's alumni trip was a jour­ upgrade was partially refunded by only our contractual commit­ ney down the Erie Canal traveling Rochester Gas and Electric, with ments. However, financial aid is from Amsterdam to Syracuse. The rebates his past year over $13,000. increased by 15.85 percent to admissions and development of­ Perhaps the most visible evi­ over $1.8 million. This extraordi­ fices joined forces with the alumni dence of improvement to the nary increase .reflects the reality office in March to invite alumni, physical plant is provided by our that affordability is a key issue prospective student families, and volunteer labor force. We deeply for Houghton student�. other friends to a dinner at Willow Valley in Lancaster, PA, with nearly Educational and General Budget 125 attending. Plans are underway Expenditures: 1988-92 to repeat this successful new event in Albany and North Jersey. 1112 Buffalo Suburban Campus 10 OollorMIi/ionss Jn 1991 Houghton entered the Spent I In rapidly-expanding market of edu­ a -%Of cating adult learners by instituting an interdisciplinary major in orga­ dollar growth over previous njzational studies for non­ year 4 traditional students. 3 This program enables working 2 adults with previous college expe­ rience an opportunity to complete '88•89 '89•90

October 1992 13 hy is Christian radio mainly thought of as something for Christians? Should it be? Personally, 1 think Christian radio should placew more of an emphasis on reaching out to non­ Christians, particularly to youth. There is an ever­ decreasing amount of positive influence in the world today. The word outreach has two parts: OUT which implies action and REACH which involves contact and interaction. Why don't Christians attempt more, especially since they already have the potential? Too Narrow a Ministry Imagine being a missionary in a foreign land. Not only do you share the basics of the Christian faith Christian with the people, but you also teach them how to wor­ I sbip. You feel your efforts have been successful. You have transplantedWestern religion in a different cul­ ture. Unfortunately, you find the natives less than Radio: enthusiastic about Christianity. Despite good inten­ tions, your missionary efforts have basically failed. Modern missionaries know that Chdstianjty rarely succeeds in a land if the religion is not adapted to the Ignoring culture. Christian radio is a prime example of just such a ministry. Despite radio's potential to reach large num­ bers of people, Christian radio has little to offer what ItsFuture? just may be its most important audience-American youth (people between the ages of 12 and 20) Threefourths of At the 1992 National Religious Broadcasters Con­ American Christian vention in Washington, DC, Ron Hutchcraft of Ron youth have not Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. in Wayne, NJ, commented on American youth: "Kids today are tormented by listenedto loneliness, controlled by sex, fascinated by Satan, Christianradio comfortable with suicide." Hutchcraft also presented some striking statistics: withinthe •85 percent of the people who ever accept Jesus lastyear. Christ do so by the ag_e of 18 by Deb Cn11ve/ '93 •97 percent of American teens listen to FM radio each week •75 percent of American Christian youth have not listened to Christian radio within the last year Other convention speakers talked on the sorry state of youth today and how Christian broadcasting is, basically, standing passively by as an entire gen­ eration goes to hell. The main reason that youth don't listen to Chris­ tian radio is that the music and programs lack appeal. Walking Farther How far should Christian radio go in order to reach youth? Broadcasters need to push the limits by getting to know who their young listeners are. Adver­ tisers suit sales pitches to specific groups using information on the likes, dislikes, etc., of those

14 HOUGHTON MIUEV groups. Advertisers are able to sell because they work In order to reach youth, it is necessary to first un­ to know their intended consumer Gewley 37). Making derstand life from a youth's perspective. Youth a difference requires a thorough understanding of typically do not think of the future. They seek accep­ what youth think, feel, know, like, dislike, and worry tance, and, since often the "wrong crowd" offers about. acceptance, youth can be drnwn into negative situa­ ''Walking farther" does not mean a station must tions rather easily (Campolo 35-40). play secular music or sacrifice Christian principles. Broadcasters do not need to condone the youth But overall sound is essential. A beat or rhythm is not culture, but they do need an understanding of the evil. Lt is the lyrics, the attitudes of the performers, fashion, attitudes toward authority, interests, and is­ and the attitudes of the broadcaster which make a sues (such as sex and drugs) that concern youth. message positive or negative. When people are Broadcasters need to understand enough to identify searching the radio dial for a station, the station they with youth. Such an understanding will aid broad­ pause lo listen to has approximately one second to casters in developing effective programming, impress that listener. One second! adapting the Christian message for youth in a way Supporting a Positive Alternative If a Christian radio station has a staff committed to reaching youth, those people should not be forced Keeping WJSL on theAir to deal with hostile criticism from the church commu­ nity. Broadcasters who desire to reach youth need Today's WJSL is in the top 10 percent of the nation's 1,400 support. The church population could serve a vital collegiate stations in terms of role in helping broadcasters maintain their focus of power, budget and service area, reaching youth with the gospel message. with some 50 students on staff. Today most Christian radio stations cater to what But without the volunteered ser­ author Quentin Schultze calls the "evangelical subcul­ vices of physics professor Fred Trexler, station manager Dave ture." This subculture is composed of loyal listeners Manney says, "We wouldn't be for the many syndicated preaching and biblical in­ on the air." struction programs on Christian radio. Such Since his Houghton student prerecorded programming significantly cuts costs. days in the early '60s, Dr. Too, broadcasters have found such programs "safe" Trexler has been involved with WJSI. Now he annually donates in comparison to contemporary Christian music. Thus hundreds of hours-according Christian broadcasters are placed in a difficult situa­ to Manney-between classes tion. The sta/us quo keeps their station operating and labs sometimes "jury rig­ without great financial risk-taking, but on the other ging around problems dut'ing side, a generation seeking answers which faith could the broadcast day, then making things right during the night." provide, is lost. As secretary of the r lough­ In an article titled, "New Strategies for Winning ton College Radio Corporation Unreached Youth", author J. Allan comments, "[The board and volunteer chief engi­ Church's] failure to work in the right places, and to neer, Fred uses maintenance react flexibly in changing situations, is creating the occasions as teaching time for students interested in the techni­ unreached youth problem" (Allan 130). The church cal end of broadcasting. IJc body must w1derstand the need for flexibility in the regularly climbs the 175-foot an­ way the Clu-istian message is presented. Youth need tenna tower six miles from to be dealt with on their own level, where they are, campus on Russell Hill to fine and in their own language. tune aiming of the signal, for general maintenance and trouble shooting. Fred 'If you were to travel to Czechoslovakia, you created the software which automates signal control, rnight find life difficult if you knew nothing of the monitors output and transmitter conditions for the country's culture, including the language. People ex­ station control room, and allows override. pect a certain arnountof respect, even from a tourist. ·111 comparing today's WJSL to the station of his stu­ dent days, technician Fred Trexler observed: ''The station Youth today have their own culture which includes has moved from club to varsity status." Dave Manney its own language and customs. Tf you don't speak the added: "And our scnson lasts 365 days a year." language of youth, chances are you'll be as unsuccess­ ful as you would be in Czechoslovakia.

October 1992 15 youth will understand. Above all, they personally don't identify with Christian radio must avoid talking the way the gospel message is sent. "adult" to youth. Christian broadcasters have Recently I had the opportunity known about the lack of youth to talk to five 12 to 13-year-olds programming for many years but (three boys and two girls) about largely ignore the problem, while their radio listening habits. I asked the church denies its existence­ the group what they would like to and youth are the ones who will hear on a Christian radio station. suffer. To change this, Christian They all agreed that the Christian ra­ broadcasters need to learn the lan­ Dave Manney shows Mike Knight and dio available to them is boring. They guage and venture into the chaos /tisJa111ily WJSL co11trol board wanted more music and less adult of youth culture, sending strong talk. The music they would play messages that will begin to make a Regeneration would be more up-beat, faster difference. and RecruHment paced. The overall style or format What's WJSL Doing? for their ideal station would be simi­ Over 40 years on the air, WJSL The Keith Knight family lives in Andover, New York, near the lar to their favorite secular stations. has moved from being an AM car­ south easternedge of WJSL's pri­ In my opinion, Clu·istians need rier current campus voice, to being mary coverage area. The couple to open their eyes to the urgent need a 6,000-watt FM stereo ministry home schoolstheir sons, teenager for programming which offers heard in several counties, a fairly David and 12-year-old Michael. youth a positive alternative to what large station by college standards. Mike listens to Lhe evening Chris­ modem culture has to offer. The bulk of programming is tian Contemporary Music programs on WJSL. On April 22 What Next? typical of the kind of Christian ra­ Mike was listening when WJSL an­ Consider for a moment the dio I've discussed-an adult nounced one of those contests consequences of ignoring the format with ma11y talk segments where the 10th caller gets the needs of th.e present generation of and some children's programs. prize-this Lime it was a Life Ap· plication Bible as part of a Tyndale youth. The great majority of youth But the program philosophy in­ House promotion. are unchurched, and if they grow cludes the phrase "to serve the Mike managed to be that des­ up without the message of Jesus, widest possible audience." Eve­ ignatedcaller. Because of an then what will those youth be like nings we try to program a address mixup hfa award didn't as adults? Is it worth the risk to ig­ Christian contemporary sound. come and his mom called the sta­ tion. Manager Dave Manney took nore their needs and abandon Although classroom work and up the cause with the result that them to the influences of an im­ station policy seek to guide stu­ Tyndale House sent both the prom­ moral American culture? dents intoseeing radio as ministry, ised prize a11da student edition There is no room to simply as­ on the air it's up to the individual copy. On the day the Biblesar­ sume that modern youth will DJ t(? bring a spiritual dimension rived, Mike spent hours looking them over, excitedly showing "come arow,d" and change after a to a program. Meeting academic sidebnr items to his parents and time. Just like a drowning swim­ requirements or personal fulfill­ asking questions. Late in the mer may be unaware that, in ment motivates some, but while evening he asked them to pray trying to stay afloat, he or she is skill and aptitude may vary, min­ with him as he rededicated his life fighting help, so youth arc un­ istry is a prime goal for many. to Christ. When Dave Manney learned aware of the subtle influences that of this he invited the family to tour shape who they will become and WJSL Now son David is interested how damaging those influences Deb Cauvel is n sc11ior co1111111111icatio11 major from 11ear Bradford, PA. SJ,c n11t/clpntcs n career in Houghton Academy and Mike is could be. But the issue must be in eitJ,er radio or pt1blic relations. Currently she interested in colJege here, because handled carefully. Youth need to is engaged in an i11depe11dcnt study i11 radio of the communications major and hear a message they understand, drama, sccki11g to adapt and record The Singer the radio station. This story gives Trilogy by Cnlvi11 Miller. fresh impetus to the stations's six identify with, and, most impor­ student managers and 30-40 others tantly, a message that is not with on-air opportunities to re­ threatening. The community of be­ member and exploit the station's lievers must support those capacity forministry. reaching out to you th, even though

16 HOUGHTON MILIE Housing diversity in Bnndra section. of Bombar contras.ts medium rise apartments against l�c of Hubli, Karnataka, in February of sk:ijlinewith n sq11n/ler s/11111. Note the sewer pipe running through the bol/0111 third of the picture. 1990. Next we felt isolated and Author Swauger says it leaks steadily. frustrated. Fortunately, God inhis faithfulnessdirected us toward a community of overwhelmingly hos­ pitable people. For example, you cannot enter a home without imme­ in India diately beingoffered a seat and a cup of hot, milky Indian tea. Friends by Tim Swauger '89 will insist on paying yow· bill at res­ taurants and count it theirduty to nake charmers and roaming age-old customs, dress and tradi­ cows, missionaries and pov­ carry your luggage. With such affec­ tions predominate. tion showered upon us it is easy to erty, overwhelming heat. At first the grazing water buf­ understand how we assimilated into SuchS were the stereotypes I faloes, ox-drawn cars and brought with me to India in 1990. the life, and such caringacts as these turbaned village men fascinated opened the door for relationships Since then I've been blessed to my partner, Jim, and me when we with people who have become like see behind the mystique with first came to the semi-rural setting family-just as Christ promises in which Americans endow· the coun­ Mark 10:29-30. try. Behind the stereotypes lies a After a yes1r of adjustment we wealth of culture and tradition made the big shift from our rela­ from which we may all learn, and tively high class office/house into through which we may become the squatter settlement so that we more Christ-like. I have learned could become more integrated into much about the ways of a Christ­ the community where most of our like life, and had the opportunity friends lived. We also wanted to to share my own culture's tradi­ experience the life of a squatter. tion of community action through Home was a simple 12x18 foot Habitat's self-help house building house of brick with cow-dung/ ministry. mud plaster, with a roof of red tile '.The most appropriate word to over bamboo purlins-no electric­ describe this nation of 867 million ity, no toilet or running water. We is 'diverse'-in dress, religion, lan­ used kerosene lanternsand stove. guage, customs, and socio­ Washes were done on a flat stone economic positions. There is also near a pump well a quarter mile vast diversity between city and vil­ away. Our household water came lage life. Bombay has computers, from a faucet outside the house cable hook-ups, MTV and New which ran for three hours every Doing the wash without lnt11'.dr 111nt or York fashions side by side with el­ � J:1aytag: other day-sometimes- a source ements of village life where Habitat ten111's 11eighborfn1111/y 111 Hublt

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shared with our landlord and four wealth and poverty is jarring. Half important as housing itself. Habi­ other families. of its 12,000,000 plus people live in tat requires homeowners to fulfill Our landlord's boys and the squatter settlements amid deplor­ self-help "sweat equity" tasks like other neighborhood kids would able conditions-tin and tarp huts dismantling old houses, digging help us carry water in the tradi­ jammed along railway tracks and foundations, transporting materi­ tional jugs. Eventually, our place around giant black cesspools of als into the settlement. In general became an open house for neigh­ raw sewage. Indian society lacks the commu­ bors as theirs were for others. We Of course, modem amenities nity "barn raising" tradition, nor came to realize that the setting was and good housjng are the norm for does it encourage the idea of work­ like a large family where each others. Bombay is in the midst of a ing outside one's occupation­ household helped the others, housing crisis, needing 1.1 million especially if the work is as shared what little they had, argued units annually to re-house squat­ undignified as sweat-equity tasks. and acted selfishly-just like any ters, with another 50,000 units While not everyone was en­ other "family." needed each year [for new resi­ thusiastic about this aspect, most It took getting used to, but af­ dents]. Families of five to eight lost their inhibitions upon seeing ter we loosened up from our may be housed in an 8x8 hut. the fervor of local volunteers and American propensity toward pos• Habitat's Bombay work began in me joining in their effort. Within ��u;�'>\ days most were full-fledged con­ struction workers committed to their cause with greater stamina than I could muster. One group of four families worked well together while the other five did not. But even the five families who had to be coerced to invest the sweat eq­ uity experienced what can be done when everyone cooperates. Certainly everyone beamed with pride and accomplishment when we dedicated the houses. It's a tlu-ill to work your heart out for something you can believe in! ■

For two a11d n halfyeai·s, Tim Swn11ger /ins bee11 a vol1111/eer witlt 1-Iabitatfor Hu111a11ity serving i,1 l11dia-si11cc ·1990 workirig 011 co11struc/io11 "A drnmntic improvement in qitnli/.y mid security:" Habitat houses Swnuger l,e/ped construe/ in projects in Bombay. Just before his ret11m to the Bombay's Brivili sectio11. U11ilcd Sia/es in October, Tim se11I 11s copy a,1d photos from whiclt lite followi11g nrticle is nb• sessiveness and the idea of 1988 and has since built 20 homes. strnclcd. He is j11st 0111· of several alum11i working willt l lnbilal worldwide, nnd prcsc11I "space," we became members of Land is scarce and Habitat may 1lolighto11 s/11de11ts and co111111unily n,e111bers the community. We learned that only operate within settlements nre netive in tlte B11ffalo a11d Genesee Vnllcy life can be lived and enjoyed with­ where families have received per­ clinptcrs. Ne.ti sii111111er the alumni office hopes out a washing machine, hot mission to build within the area to coordi11ate two 1 lnbital travel nnd work op• showers and TV. Jn. the shadow of they've occupied. porlu11itics for alumni (see pnge 20). the Earth Summit, it was good to Our houses are a dramatic im­ learn that we can help keep God's provement i.n quality, security and world looking good by being less more. Bombay is infamous for its consumptive, and still enjoy life. floods and squatter settlements are After 18 months in Hubli, our always the hardest hit. Habitat Habitat project was placed on hold houses are elevated 18 inches due to committee and legal prob­ above ground _to prevent interior lems. Jim was transferred to a flooding. Since horizontal expand­ village in Kerala and I went to the ing is impossible, Habitat doubles booming metropolis of Bombay original living space by construct­ where my Habitat activities took ing a second floor. off. In Bombay the contrast of How the houses are built is as

18 HOUGI-JTON MILIEU HIGHLANDER Sl'ORr s

by David Mee, Sports l11for111atio11 Director

Men's Soccer just a matter of time before all the scorer by sophomore Brenda scoring opportunities materialize Pettygrove, who shows n.o ill signs Shootingfor Playoffs? into goals on the score board. of last year's knee surgery. Frosh 1991 was certainly a tough act When that happens, the Lady Jen Todd has remained steady in to follow. After finishing 17-2-2 Highlanders will certainly win goal-tending duties in her rookie last season, Coach Doug Burke's with regularity. campaign. Highlanders are aiming for a third First-year head coach Lisa consecutive NAIA District 18 Cross Country Seeks Groff has her Lady Highlanders in Championship. At 7-3-2 currently, form to post another outstanding Houghton will find themselves at Third District record. They finished 10-3-2 last home for the balance of the season. Championship year and contributed to Fall '92 has seen a fair amount Hollghton's men's and Houghton's best intercollegiate of excitement, including a sweep women's cross country teams will athletic year ever. of two opponents on a Friday /Sat­ soon be running towards another urday Homecoming-King's and NAfA District 18 Championship. Volleyball-Lord Eastern. Senior co-captain Randy Both teams have posted strong Levak currently leads the High­ performances in their weekly invi­ Reaches 100 Wins landers in scoring with 14 goals, tational meels. Naomi Castellani Some felt that the Lady High­ while junior co-captain Dan and Heather George are not only landers would be faced with a Dominguez and sophomore All­ consistent top finishers for Hough­ rebuilding year in '92. Despite the American Jamie Wellington have, ton, but arc usually among the best loss of some key elements to last as expected, been leaders in the overall runners in each race. Leslie year's 34-3 squad, Houghton has scoring column. Roberts, a freshman from New raced to a 13-2 record. Included in ff the Highlanders can con­ Hampshire, has been a success in this fine start are tournament titles tinue to score at the pace that they her first year of competition. at the Messiah College lnvitationaJ have set this season, the post-sea­ The Lady Highlanders showed and Houghton's own tournament. son may again reach the area their talent recently when they Head Cea.ch "Skip" Lord playoffs with an opportunity to won the St. Bonaventure lnvita­ reached a milestone-his 100th ca­ gain a berth in the NAIA National tional. Tim Thurber has been a reer win at the helm of the Lady Championship in Texas. consistent top finisher for the men. Highlander's volleyball program. Despite tough competition, the His team honored him at a home Soccer Women 1 Lighlander men have run solid contest in recognition of this races, often finishing among the achievement. Continuing Patient top five. Kenley Perry has been a Freshman standout Becca Pifer Despite a 3-6 record to date, bright spot for the squad in his surprised no one in filling a key the Lady Highlanders' soccer first year. Coach Smalley and his hitting position for Houghton, de­ squad has had more opportunities ruru1ersare aiming for another trip spite a mid-season injury. Fillmore than their record might indicate. to the NAIA national champion­ Central product Christie Brown Coach Lewis's record turn-outin ships in November. and Virginia native Sheri Lankford p1·e-season camp left him with the have continued to be two of the challenge of searching for the right district's best power players. A dis­ combination. Hockey Continues trict championship may soon be Yet, Houghton has been very to Shine at 8-1 within reach. competitive to this point in the sea­ Once again the Lady :High­ son. Californiaprep star Heidi. lander field hockey squad has Gugler has been a consistent scor­ proven itselfa team to be respected. ing threat in her first year. Having captured both the Chrii.tian Sophomore Tanya Trezise has an­ Co.liege Invitational title for the sec­ chored the midfield, while the ond year and their own I Joughton team has benefited from the vet­ tournament, their record currently is eran leadership of players Jenny an impressive 8-1. Smith, Denise Burton, and Tricia Senior Lori Sheetz, as ex­ Atkinson. pected, has continued to The season highlights include demonstrate that she is among the a pair of wins over Roberts Wes­ area's top collegiate players. leyan. Most observers feel that it is Sheetz has been joined as a top

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A L U M N IN ACTION

At 95, Ruth (Readett) Whitaker has Stanley Taber has retired from ac­ McMonigle's husband, Clyde, died in July. 14 recently moved to be near her 45 tive ministry after 40 years with the Myra (James) Shedd does a lot of trav­ daughter. She writes that she would love to Wesleyan Methodist and then The Wes• eling with her husband, Hudson, who is hetirfrom alumni from the years 1908-1915. leyan Church. He and his wife, Betty, now director of the Gospel Mission of South f-fer address: 3005•15th St. SE, ALlburn, WA live in Greensboro, MD, where they are the America. 98002. district directors of Best Years Fellowship, The Wesleyan Church's senior adult pro­ J::unes Pinneo is spending six Homer and Mildred (Stevenson '30) gram. 47 months as ship's doctor on the Logos 31 Fero celebrated their 60th weddLng Tl, visiting ports in Columbia, Venezuela, anniversary on September 21. They con­ Besides teaching a neighborhood Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba tinue to live in Houghton where Homer 46 Bible Study and ladies' Sunday and Jamaica. practiced dentistry for 40 years. school class, Fay (Hunting) Bennett teaches Betty Jane Tutton continues to teach medical terminology classes at Central it1terdiscipli.M1y humanities courses at St. Jllorence (Clissold) Belts and her Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. In Petersburg Junior College in Clearwater, 3 6 husband Clarence are celebrating March, she and her husband, Ehrmann, FL. She is also active in the teaching minis­ their 50th wedding anniversary. They re­ travelled from Maine to the west coast in tries of her own and otl1er area chu1·ches. cently traveled nearly 4000 miles in New their RV. York and Michigan. We regret to report that we have re­ Robert Ernst continues to serve by ceived word that Evelyn (MacNcill) 48 filling in for vacationing pastors. He Raymond Carpenter and his wife, 3 9 Geraldine, live in a retirement com­ munity c,1Jlcd Lcisme World in Laguna Hills, CA, where Ray serves as a gate atten· Alumni Trips for 1993 dant. He �lso teaches a seni01' citizen's Sunday school class at the Mission Viejo Wesleyan Heritage Tour of England-August 4-14, 1993 Wesleyan Church and co-ordinates a Dial­ London• Oxford• Bristol • Cornwall a-Devotion telephone call-in program at the This 11-day tour will offer an enjoyable look at some of the Laguna Hills United Methodist Chi1rch. He lives nine miles from his daughter, Ellen places which were significant in the development and ministry of (Carpenter '62) Young. John and Charles Wesley. The itinerary, specially designed for As resource coordinator for the thoughtful and leisurely touring, includes both group activities and l3illy Graham i\ssociation, Lois (Roughan) Ferm was recently named to Wlro's Who in individual time. Local Wesley historians and Houghton's own Religion for '92-'93. In March, she repre• Wesley expert (and tour host) Dr. John Tyson will share their sented the president of the University of knowledge via lectures and discussion. Tour accommodations will Minnesota (where she earnedher PhD) at the installation of the new president of the include university residences in London and Oxford. LJnjversity of North Carolina at Asheville. Approximate cost (including airfare and some meals) is Her husband, Robert, suffered a stroke two $1600.00. yea1·s ago. His book, Billy Grnhn111: Do the Conversions Lnst?, was published in 1989. Champlain Canal Cruise-September 1-3, 1993 Helen (Reynolds) Smith wcites that 40 her husband, Herman '42 ministered Share the Champlain Canal with Houghton alumni and friends. over 50 years with The Wesleyan Church in This three-day cruise, provided by Mid-Lakes Navigation Com­ Ontario and New York, Oregon and Wash• pany, will take you from Albany, NY, to the Adirondack village of ington States. "Retirement years are still lived 'All for Jesus' in full-time service." Whitehall and back. You'll enjoy fine food and historic sites amid the splendor of early fall foliage. Margaret (Peg Baker) Jones reports Cost (including all meals and two nights' housing) is $420 or 43 that her husband of .1lmost44 years, Robert (brother of Marion (Jones '39) $470 (single hotel room). Smith), died last March after a brief but gallant fight with lung cancer. Alumni Service Trips-August 1993 Michael Sheldon recently received a full Paul Hat'ris Fellow membership from The alumni office encourages your participation in two Habitat the Ft. Myers Beach (FL) Rot�ry at the end for Humanity projects led by Hou.ghton College personnel next Au­ of his year as president. He serves as parish associate at The Chapel By The Sea (Presby­ gust. Both sites-Baltimore, MD, and Brattleboro, VT-can provide terian U.S.A.). housing for a small work team. There will be ample time for wor­ Paul and Irene (Butts) Snyder cel­ ship and recreational activities. ebrntedtheir 50th wedding anniversary July 18 in Stockton, CA, where they have lived since 1980. Friends and family from More h·avel and service trip details are forthcoming. Please call Delaware, New Jersey, and Minnesota at­ Brnce Campbell at the Alumni Office (1-800-777-2556) with any tended. Paul and Jrene are active in the music and tnpe ministries of Quail Lakes questions. Baptist Church.

20 HOUGHTON MILIEU A L U M N ______1111,; 11,um• and his wife, Gladys, celebrated their 50th wedding a1miversary on June 6. Virginia (Warner) Steffel wol'ks part­ titT\e out of her home, scheduling FutureAlumni appeorances for the Jews For Jesus musical Greg & Joanna (Dotts '74) Askins Samuel George 5-13-92 group, Tlte Liberated Wailing Wall. She and Jerry & Karen (Holt '82) Bevens '80 Stacia Elizabeth 5- 9-92 her husband, Milan, Jive in Pleasantville, NJ. Daniel & Nancy Bmwdy '79 Monica Grace 8- 9-92 Greg & Carolyn Bright '84 Ryan Gregory 3-27-92 50 Robert and Mary (Perrine '51) Pascal & Janet Uohnson '83) Devaux Audrey Pascale 5-10-92 Harter have moved to a retirement David & Kari (Cobbey '84) Eamma Timothy Maxwell 11-25-92 community called Cumberland Crossings Jim & Barb (Carin! '86) LaDine '86 !\dam Jeffrey 9- 3-91 in Carlisle, PA. They write, "Y'all come by." Stephen & Valerie Lalka '76 Evan George 10-31-90 Joyce (Cowan) McCullough, living Dan & Joan (Koehler '78) Lloyd Molly Elizabeth 7-28-92 in Scarborough, Ontario, writes that her David & Tracy (Purely '91) Olsen '88 Tory Leland 6-14-91 husband, Kem, has been elected National David & Connie (Seeley '77) Penne '77 Jonah David 5-19-9) President of Gideons Jnternationalin Luke Owen 8-12-92 Cannda. David & Audrey (1-ligle '84) Putney '83 Shannon Joy 8- 6-88 Sophia and Doug ('52) Pease and their Robyn Lynn 4-18-91 daughter, Stephanie, were part of a learn of Brent & Cheryl (Cash '79) Richardson Benjamin James 5- 9-92 seven that taught English as a second lan­ Barry & Karen (Urshel '89) Ricketts '86 Joseph Andrew 12-31-91 guage in Eger, Hungary, this summer. The Matthew & Ramona (Mead '88) Schlaegel '88 Kirsten Elii:abeth 10-13-91 program was sponsored by Grand Canyon Clyde & lion� Scott '83 Andrew James 8- 6-92 University in Phoenix, AZ-a member of Don & l�ay (Ballinger '83) Seymour Erin Rae 6-14-92 the Christian College Coalition. Sophia Darren & LaurnSherland '84 Christian Lisby 5-13-92 teaches sixth grade in the Tempe Elemen­ Richard & Shirley Skiff '80 Kalan Richard 4. 3-92 tary School District and Doug tead1es Kirk & Catherine (Reid '82) Smith Callie Catherine 5- -92 physical geography and geology at Grand Dennis & Louise (Smith '72) Twigg Lydia Joy 10- 3-91 Canyon University. Richard & Melinda (Wood '87) Wright '87 13enjamin Fredel'ick 8-21-91 Dale & Joanne (Zercher '78) Yoder Benjamin Daniel 5-11-92 Merritt Penner has been promoted 51 to the rank of captain while serving as chaplain of the London Squadron, CAP. He was awarded the Commander's Com­ mendation Award by the Kentucky Wing Chapter Meeting Schedule for his work with the unit. Date Chapter Activity Representative Nov.14 Mid-J-ludson Ditmer, Fellowship Bruce Campbell 52 George Huestis and his wi(e, Esther (Poughkeepsie) (Parsons '55), missionaries to Brazil Nov.14 Miam.i Area Dinner, Fellowsh.ip Tim Fuller with Baptist International Missions, Inc., Nov.16 Puerto Rico Dinner, Fellowship Tim Fuller are in the U.S. w1til November. George has been fitted with a prosthesis designed to Nov. 20• Albany Dinner, Music, Fellowship Pres, Chamberlain correct his drop foot-a legacy of a Septem­ Nov. 21• North Jersey/ Dil'tner, Music, Fellowship Pr·es. Chamberlain ber 1990 car accident.He attended his 40th Metropolitan NY class reunion at SAW in) uly. Jan. 23" I-Loosier Men's B'ball-H'ton vs Taylor Bruce Campbell (Upland, IN) Game, Dinner, Fellowship , Jan. 30 Wash'ton DC/ Dinner, Fellowship Pres.Chamberlain No. Virginia Feb. 13 Orlando area Luncheon, Fellowship Pres. Chamberlain Feb.20 West C'trnl PL Luncheon, Fellowship Pres. Chamberlain (Brooksville) "These dates were changed from those shown in August Milieu

had been pa1·t of a work team Jim led to Af­ and Peacemaking Ministry Unit and the Ra­ , rica in 1988. She also cataloged books at the cial Ethnic Ministry Unit of the Presbyterian ....___ Church, it was developed to assist in deal• Eileen (Griffen) Spenr - university library. A tribute to Jim's efforts will become part of the university's ar­ ing with " ... the racism which is so · Eileen (Griffen) Spear, a widow now chives. Eileen returnedhome "with new contrnry to God's intentions for the world." living in Houghto1, and working at the col­ respect for single missionaries, gratitude for Currently, Rev. Cruz is senior profcsso1· of lege, flew to Zimbabwe in July to plentiful dl'inking water, and her home." New Testament at Louisville Presbyterian participate in dedicating the entrance gate She says there were 7,000 applicants for 40 Seminary (KY). of Africa University in Mutare to her late places in the university. Paul Deklcer continues full time as a husband, James.He had served in the general evangelist in The Wesleyan Church, North Central, NY, district of the United Virgil Cnn: has co-authored a his ministry centering on pastoral encour­ Methodist Church, which is financing the 53 study guide called Brenk!ng Dow11. agement. I Ie and his wife, Dona (Gotter memorial. Because the work was behind Tlte Walls: Respo11rli11g to tile Rac,s111 thnt D,­ '55), also travel overseas occasionallyfor scheclu le, Eileen found herself working uides Us. Published by the Presbyterian Wycliffe Bible Translators to encourage with the architect and project engineer who Peacemaking Program of the Social Justice missionary families.

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Ron James will soon retire from the puter transfer of materials to at least some They both passed the US Federal Court Bar ministry after 35 years in three congrega­ of the languages. exam for the District of Rl and were admit­ tions-the last 16 years in Stamford, CT, at ted to the Federal Bar, RI District in 1992. what is known as "The Fish Church" be­ John Andrews is president of Bob is now Radiation Protection Officer for cause it is indeed shaped like a fish. His 58 Nantron Associates, with b,terests in Roger Williams Medical Center in Provi­ third book, A Joy Wider //inn tile World, will compute!' chip manufacture, nanostl'Ucture dence and practices law on the side. They be published by the Upper Room Press in metrology and testing, high technology are members of the First Baptist Church in November. E-lisfirst two books were called, trnnsfer, consulting, and contract proposals. America and live in Westerly. They arc Creed and Christ and Jesus Christ i11 Epllesinns. After retiring from AT&T Bell Laboratories, members of Save Our Shores, (which Judy John spent two years with the US Naval Re­ founded in 1986); Bob is secretary-treasurer. On February 7, Delta Air Lines cap­ search Laboratory in Washington, DC, as 5 7tain Gordon Beck and his crew pi­ Head of Advanced Processingin the Helen (Padula) Polensek recently loted their Lockheed L-1011 from Kahalui, Nanoelectronic Processing Facility. He lives 60 returned from Pola.i1d where she Maui, to Los Angeles in a record three in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, Gladys spent eight months as an Eastern Europe hours, 35 minutes. The previous world (Wakkinen '56). English as a Foreign Language Fellow, do­ record was three hours, 42 minutes. The Betsy (Gray) Glazier and her hus­ ing teacher training at the Teacher Training flight had an average ground speed of 704 band, Ed, opened a primary medical care College of Foreign Languages and Teacher MPH. Previously, the highest average clinic in Broken Arrow, OK, in November Training Center in Lcszno. Currently she is ground speed of any world or national of 1991. coordinator of the learning center at the En­ commercial aviaHon record for a subsonic Joan (Anglin) Rowlands pla.ns to glish Language Institute at Oregon State aire raft had been 694.52 MPH. teach teachers with Child Evangelism Fel• University. After decades of missionary service lowship this fall and to host a Good News in Brazil with the Association of Baptists fot Club. Sharon (Widrlg) I(arakaianand her World Evangelism, Inc., Agnes Haik is now 61 husband, Ed, who serve with Evan­ traveling to college campuses and churches Wayne and Gaye (Sweesy) gelical Baptist Missions, recently returned in the U.S. as an enlistment counsellor for 59 Mourit:z:enreport that they lost ev­ from an assignment in Cape Town, South the same organization. erything-home and contents-in Africa, where they worked with two church John and Carolyn (Paine '60) Miller Hurrka.ne Andrew. They are living in a planting missionaries. At home in Sackets have received approval from the National Coral Gables, FL, hotel temporarily. 1-Iarbor,NY, they are on deputation while Research Council of Thailand for a research Robert Scott and his wife, Judy, both making plans for a spring short-term music project of the Mon-Khmer languages of graduated from New England School of ministry in Romania, France and Germany. Northeast Thailand. It is hoped that theil' Law, passed the Rhode Island Bar exam, research will form the basis for the com- and were admitted to the RI Bar in 1991. John Bechtel continues to travel the 62 world for the DeMoss Foundation. Nancy (Brown) Manning recently 63 began work as a social wol'ker for Down theAisle Warren County (NY). I-ler husband, Rev. Joseph&;Lori (Zimmerman '88) Blank 10-19-91 Lee Manning, passed away in March. Mark & Carolyn (Basham '92) Blasko '90 7-25-92 Dan Wagner finds great rewards in John & Susan (Kinnetz '92) Brooks '92 8-15-92 his involvement with Compassion Interna­ Keith & Lynn Marie {Whitmore '89) Felstead '9J 6-22-91 tional as a computer programmer. His wife, Robert & Elizabeth {McGarvey '90) Harvey 8-22-92 Anne (Wetherbee), is an accompanist for Robert & Katrina (Isaacson '87) Holz '87 8- 3-91 the three-group Colorado Sprb,gs Eric (Brown '91) & Holly (Keyes '91) Keyes-Brown )-11-92 , Children's Chorale and has a private piano Neil & Christina MacBride 5-30-92 studio. She writes: "Dan gave me a new Kelly & Lisa (MacVea1, '89) Negus '88 6-27-92 Steinway t-.:fodel L for our 25thanniver­ David & Kari Reid '86 2- -92 sary-pianistic heaven!" Barry & Karen (Urshel '89) Ricketts '86 12-30-89 Kirk & Catherine (Reid '82) Smith 5- -90 On June 28 Paul Pang was ordained 4 to the Gospel ministry in I-long Kong 6Evangelical Grace Church. The board of di­ rectors of Schools For Christ Foundation felt the need for his ordinntion to strengthen the expanded spiritual ministry Send your alumni news of the Research lnstitute For ChrisHan Edu­ Milie11 wants your alunmi 11ews. Use the space below or send a note to Deborah Young, cation. TheHo11gltto11 Milieu, 1 loughton Colleg,:,, Houghton, NY 14744. Copy deadline is the last Fred and Valerie ('Bock) Trexler at­ week of the month before issue. Space limitations may delay publication of items by one tended the 30th year celebration of Penn issue. Items whid1 have appeared in class ncwslellers won't be included unless we judge State's Materials Research Laboratory in them to have broader appeal. Please be specific-name city and state where you live or August. Fred gave a short talk in which he work, give dates, spell out acronyms. You can make these colunu,s memorable for your highlighted memorable quotes from Peru, classmates. State professors. One of his favorites: "Ex­ perience is directly proportional to computer time wasted!''

Jonathan .ind Sharon (Heritage) 66 Angell were on campus in Scptcm•

22 HOUGHTON MIUEU '93 Summer Alumni Weekend I and II July 9-11 and 16-18 A L U M N

ber to witness the final faceoff of their chil• dren, Jodi a1,d Heidi, in the Christian College Women's Soccer Tournament. Jodi is a co-captain of her team at Messiah Col­ lege and Heidi is a co-captain of her team at Al& EstherSmith Geneva College. The other tournamentpar­ " ... liveslived in ticipants were Houghton and Roberts Wesleyan Colleges. Christian 69 Paul Johnson lives in Quincy, MA, transparency and works at a neighboring postal center. He is active in The Nazarene Church beforeus." and would enjoy hearing from Houghton friends and classmates. Robert Wells was recently granted a district preacher's license by the Church of During the October 2 Founders' Day convocation President Chamberlain pre­ the Nazarene in New England. He lives in sented a Distinguished Service Award to alumni Allen and Esther Smith-class of Nashua,NH. '43-in recognition of their five decades of service to college and community. He told the audience that as academy students the two had met after a youth choir re• 71 Rkh and Sheryl (Wood) Fulkerson hearsal one summer night in 1938. Al was a faculty kid; Esther, a 1,ew girl in town. report that they are in their 12th year Al was two when his father, Houghton English professor l l. R. Smith, died. of pastoring a Free Methodist Church in Al's mother continued to teach here to support the family and his older brother, Mount Plcasa1,t, ML Their three sons arc Willard, worked in the college print shop. Al became a linotype operator before he ;1ges 16, 14 and 10. completed junior high. In college he worked as student manager of !he pl'intshop. Laura Lee (Wells) Newell is secretary/ l\ftcr earning a degree in physics, Al joined the navy in 194:l. He and Esther were administrative assistant in Houghton's married before he shipped out to the Pacific as a communications officer. Esther and counseling services office. their daughter lived with his brother and his wife and she took care of their kids. Three yeat·s later Al mustered out and returned to Houghton to manage the Th1m1as Meyn was featured in the 72 Gazette printshop. July Grossman's as owner of Chamberlain said that through the four decades before their retirement in Hopper Cabinet Company in East l986, the Smiths' service defined them as "competent, committed, caring; in a word, Chatham, NY. A cabinetmaker, he makes Christian." By example at the shop Al helped scotes of young people develop char­ antique reproductions of items such as acter. "I've never seen Al lose his temper," Chamberlain quoted brother Willard. Shaker furniture, Windsor chairs and or­ That was despite sometimes antiquated equipment, tight deadlines, and the v;1g11ries nate grandfather clocks. of student help. Some dozen men and women in the printing field-many of them missionaries-got their start at Houghton Press. Co1,curr Wells �nt with the 50- ;ind_�0- 73 Delores began teaching junior hour work weeks, Al gave more than two decades of service to the Caneadea lown high science and math at Schen­ Board and was Town Justice for most of that time. Tn the '50s Al was an engineer re­ ectady Christian School (NY) in September. sponsible to patch WJSL's daily 15-rninute devotional over phone lines to be aired over WKBW in Buffalo. Tltirty-two years a fireman, he also found Hme to be an as­ 74 Joanna (Dotts) Askins lives in sistant fire chief and serve as church clerk and perennial choir member. Bangor, ME, with her husband, Early on, Esther took in student washes to aug_ ment_ the fami(y budget. "She Greg, and their three children (see Fllt11re Alw1111i co�rld iron a shirt in seven minutes, "Chamberlain said. As the ch1ldnm went off to colurrm). She works part-time as a school she learned linotype operation and gradunlly workep up to full time by add­ developmental pediatrician at Eastern And for more than tw ing bookkeeper, secretary and proofreader to her duties .. o Maine Medical Center. She and her hus­ decades she served as a board of elections inspector, geltmg to know most pf 11,e band, who is a hand surgeon, have been voters in the town by name and sight. involved with a medical/medical educa­ . . . . The president observed: "Missionary commitments, pr111tmgex i:erttse and the tional exchange program with the esteem of fellow staffers and printshop alumni converged 111 1971 to f111ancc a three­ American University of Bulgaria. week trip to Liberia where Al helped set up a ne"'. P!·intshop at· radio_sta�ion ELWA._ Gary Baker has taken a position as Via his amateui· radio hobby he participilted in M1ss1onary Communications Service, distl'ibution manager for Dialight Corpora­ _ _ a linkage of amateurs who relayed messages between m1ss1�n fields and the U.S. He tion in Manasquan, NJ. l le, his wife, Sherry still ai-ranges radio schedules between college MKs �n� their parents �b1·oad, and (Burton), and their three children live in has been treasurer of the national Amateur Radio Missionary Service. Freehold. The president surnmcd up: "Al and Esther, your dist�ng�ishcd �orvice is no 'faHy (Tucker '74) Spaloss taught more evident than in your family of six: among them, a sc�ent1sl, a 1111ss1onary, pas­ nursery school in he1· home for 11 years and tors' wives, a craftsman on the £Ioughtonstaff-all committed Chl'istlans and ho11w-schooled four of her five children for Houghton alumni. Early on you determined that your I_ loughton schedules w?uld grades K-4. Now that they are all in school, _ e not crnwd out family time and you saw to 1t that !hey did not.. And students, smg( she enjoys substitute teaching and freelance faculty and staff found your home open to them. Your collect1on of cards from m1s- writing for a senior magazine and several . siona1·y correspondents would cover-� wal! . . . ,• newspapers in the Lanoka Harbor, NJ, area. "Thank you for yoi1r work-ev1iient 111 lives mflucnced, m tons of p111�tcd ma­ terials, in relationships, in umecognized gracious acts. But b1;yond these t)1111gs, we 75 Stationed at the Brunswick, ME, Na­ honor you for lives lived in Christian transparency before us. Chambcl'iam ex­ val Air Station, Thomas Little was plained that the presentation plaque of America1, walnut was crafted from boards recently promoted to the rank of com­ cul from a tree, grown from a nut planted decades ago by Al's father on the property mander. of Dr. Claude Ries. Andrea (Linehan) Stephens is an inte-

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A L U M 1 N I •er1,om : •------rior decorator with White and White, Jnc. of Skaneateles, NY. She provides interior decorating services for her hw;band, Clair Alum_ni College ("Buck" '76), who is director of operations at Martin Point Development, 1nc. Located A guod vacation should rck1x your body, stimulate Y?UI' mind and refresh rou1· on the shores of Owasco Lake, the develop· spirit. Houghton's Alumni College July 11-17, 1993, promises to do all t ree wh1le ment is a large high-profile, luxury � reuniting you with old friends and helping you make new ones at bargain ral s- waterfront and golf community. It was fea­ � For just $250 per person you can enjoy participatory non-credit classes with tured in a recent copy of Uniq11e I-Jomes, the three of Houghton's top faculty, enjoy excellent food, lodge comfortably, use t"hc national magazine of Luxury Real Estate, college's recreational facilities and just plain unwind. and included in Unique 1/omes' special edi­ Until We Have Rest, three app,·oaches on the pnth to God- Dr. Bud Bence tion called A111ericn's Most A111nzh1g will examine conversions that are essentially moral, others based on persoMl Water/rout Pl'Operlies. Buck has an active trauma, and emphasize those that are intellcct1rnlly-rootcd as wit'h St. Augustine and music and speaking ministry and he and in the writings of William Perry. Andrea are involved in a prnyer and teach­ Understm,ding Madness: new evidence on tbe physiological bases of mental ing ministry. They have two children. disorders-features academlc dean and psychology professor Dr. Paul Young. Accu­ Darlene Wells has been head volley­ mulating information indicates that a number or the 1uost serious mental disorders ball and softball coach at the North Florida are caused or exacerbated by disruptions in the structure and function of the brain. 14 Christian Schools in Tallahassee for This class will examine disorders for which this evidence is strong or tempting, hop• years. She was mimed Area Softball Coach ing to understru1dthe balance between �redlsposition and responsib!lity. of the Year and North Florida Senior .i\ll Ovcl' There and Ove1· Here, America and the Great War-assistant professo1 Star State Softball Coach in 1992. of education Douglas Gae rte will lead an exploration of WWI in sight anu sound, featuring newsreels, music and public discourse in the study of the "war to end all Stephen Lalka, a vascular surgeon at wars." 76 the Indiana University Medical Cen• To register for J\ lumni College send a $75 deposit to Confere1tce Director l:l�uce tcr since 1987, has been promoted to Brenneman in care of the college by July 1, 1993. Detailed program nnd forms will Associate Professor of Surgery. He and His be issued by the alumni office early next year. wife, Valerie, have four children and live in Carmel, IN (see Ft1ture A/1111111i column). Catherine (Reid) Srnitl, (valedictorian School in Mexico, NY. She received an MS 77 David Wells is superintendent of the of the class) is an attorneyin Philadelphia degree in education from the State Univer­ American Military Academy in with the international law firm of Morgan, sity of New York at Oswego in 1.991. Puerto Rico. His wife, Lois (Piscopo} is cur­ Lewis and Bockius. She received the Juris Alicia is Sunday school superintendent at riculum supervisor at Wesleyai1 Academy. Doctor degree with high honors from Baldwinsville Assembly of God Church Rutgers University School of Law in 1989. and in 1991 took the youth group to the 78 Assista11t professor of music at Lib­ Her article, "Limiting Political Expression ghettos of Mexico City, Mexico, lo assist erty University (VA), John Hugo by Expanding Racketeering Laws," on the Cltristia11 Advnnce l11temntio11nl-a children's was recently tenor soloist with the subject of the government's use of rack­ evangelistic outreach group. Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra in pcrfor• eteering laws against abortion protesters, mances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and was published in the Fall 1988 issue of the David J. Reid received a BS degree also performed Schubert's Die Sc/riine Rutgers Lnw Joumnl. Her husband, KirkJ. in physical ed\1cation in 1987 and an Milllerin at Liberty University. Smith, is an attorney with the State of New MS86 degree in exercise physiology in 1990 Joan (Kochler) Unyd a.nd her husb11.nd, Jersey. (See Down tire Aisle and Fu/14/'e from the University of lllinois. f-le is em­ Dan, are serving with Professionals lnterna­ Alu11111i columns.) ployed in the US Navy's Dep.irtment or tional on the island of Lombok in Morale, Welia1·e and Recreation as the assis­ Indonesia, where Dan teaches English at Janet Qohnson) Devaux has relo­ tant harbormaster at the Great Lakes Naval the University of M11tarn111.(Sec F11/11rc 83 cated from Fra11ce to Winston-Salem, Training Base, lllinots. His wife, Kari, is a Alu11111i column.) NC, where her husband, Pascal, is a resi­ biologist in clinical laboratory application dent chaplnin nt Baplisl Hospital. (See with Baxter J.nternational's Microscan Divi­ Ruth (Campbell) Phinney was re­ 79 Future Alu11111i colum11.) sion. They live in Waukcga, rL. (See Dow11 cently appointed FM Program Man­ /Ire Aisle column.) ager at WXXI radio in Rochester, NY. She Since August of 1991, Greg Bright Having earned a master's degree in also sings in a women's ensemble al her 84 has been Associate Pastor of counseling from Pit in 1988, Cynthia church and is iiwolved with Pioneer Girls. Grantham Mennonite Brethren Church in (Glaurn) Speer is now an elementary guid­ St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. ( See F11• ance counselor for the McGuffy School Karen (Eckstrom) Hodges is assis­ t11re A/1111111i column.) District. She and her husband, William, live 80 tant principal nnd teaches second in Washington, PA. grade at Brockton (MA) Christian Elemen­ Andy Topolnycky is one of three tary School. She also teaches private piano 85 den lists in a private practice of gcn­ Robert and Katrina (Isaacson) Holz lessons, plays piano at her local church, and ernl dentistry. l [is wife, June Prnsser­ 8 7 live in Pembroke, FL, where Robert has directed Vacation Bible School for three Topolnycky '86, works for Channel Textile is production dii•ector for I !op kins lnterna­ years. She and her mother have started a Co. as Assistant to the President for Special tional Publishing and Katrina is in her fifth craft venture called "Honey and Me.'' Projects. Her job involves finance, project year of teaching bilingual kindergarten. management and analysis. They live in (See Dow11 tire /\isle column.) Don and Sara (Taber '84) McKay arc Enfield, Nl-J. Neil MacBride received a Juris Doc­ 82 in Asuncl6n, Paraguay, for a year­ Since graduation, Alicia Weaver has tor dcgl'ec from the Univel'sity of Virgini� lo11g survey of the Sanapana language for taught seventh grade life science and .ictcd School of Law in May 1992 and is currently Wycliffe Translators Internatiom1I. as yearbook advisor at Mexico Middle involved in a one-ycnr judicial clerkship

24 HOUGHTON MTLIEU A L U M N Sieve Vance with the Hon. Henry C. Morgan, Jr., United school's chapter of the Christian Medical VA, and work in Washington DC, where Stales District Judge for the Eastern District and Dental Society. They attend the Church Holly is executive assistant for lntrados of Virginia. His article "The Search for a of the Savior in Wayne, PA. (See Dow11 the which conducts training programs in inter­ Coristitutional Basis for Title ll" was pub­ Aisle column.) Mtional buRi.ncss and finance for third lished in The Journal of Lllwand Politics in Scott Parkinson has completed an world governments and corporations. Erle April. Neil and his wife, Elizabeth, live in honors B.Sc. degree in biochemistry at is an analyst with Systems Flow Inc. which Virginia Beach, VA. (Sec Down lite Aisle col­ MeMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. maintains communications between the umn.) Currently he is pursuing a Ph.D. in molecu• Federal Aviation Administration stations Karen Shannon recently earned a Jar pharmacology al Thomas Jefferson throughout the U. S. Ph.D. in chemistry from California Institute University (Philadelphia) where he was Deborah Pease teaches sixth grade in of Technology in Pasadena. While in school awarded a university fellowship. Binghamton, NY. Last year she taught in thct'c she received a Nnlional lnstilule of Stacie Schrader spent from October the Pioneer School District in Arcade, NY, Health pr1?-doctoralfellowship in biotech­ 1991 to May 1992 in the Russian city of where she was nominated for the National nology and was recognized by the Nizhny Novgorod (previously Gorki). She Sallie Mae First Year Teacher's Award. American Association of University plnns to return there soon to teach Ameri­ Women for outstanding research and ser­ can history and government. Having transferred out of I lough• vice. Karen is currently employed as a 92 ton to pursue a BS in Social Work, patent agent in Washington, DC, and at­ Melissa Fisher recently graduated Adrianna Col6n writes a message for her tends law school in the evenings. 90 s11111111n c11111 ln11rle with a master's de­ Houghton classmates: ''Dear Friends, William Thomas is a technical infor­ gree in managemenl from Regent University Though I haven't seen you for a long time, mation specialist at the Centers for Disease (VA). While at Regent, she was a featured you'll always be friendsto me. 11umkyou Control in Atlanta, GA, and coordinates the 1mloist�"d secretary of the University Choir. David N., Dave S., Larry, Amy M., Amy L., production of several health promotion da­ She is now project coordinator of the mar­ Christine, Becka, Jason P., Cindi, Pam and tabases. In addition, he is involved in an keting department at the corporate all the rest, especially Bonnie 0. for the fun, extension graduate program in library sci­ headquarters of American Benefits Plus in Always remember to smile! God Bless! ence from the University of South Virginfo Beach, overseeing all printed public With love and laughter, Adrianna." Carolina-Columbia, relations materfol. Under the auspices of a mission group Elizabeth (McGarvcy '90) Harvey re· called VISA, Charlene Kliewer left on Au­ A registered nurse, Jody (Olmstead) ceived a master's of social work degree gust 20 for the Dominican Republic where 88 McKane works at Mountainview Re­ from Michigan State University in June. she teaches fifth grade in the city of gional Rehabilitation Hospital in Her husband, Robert, teaches math and sci­ Santiago and co-leads a youth group in a Morgantown, WV, where she lives with her ence in a Catholic high school in Marine Spanish church. She would love to hear husband, Terry. City, ML (Sec Down the Aisle column.) from anyone. Her address: LA[-DR-SCS, Kelly and Lisa (MacVean '89) Negus Marjorie (Anderson) Wester writes that PO Box 5600, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33340-5600 are both in the master of divinity program she and her husband, John, have recently Bob Van Wickli11 is senior staff assis­ at Cordon Conwell Theological Seminary in taken over leadership of their church's tant at Congressman Amory Houghton's South Hamilton, MA. (See Down //,e Aisle singles group. They live in Atwater, CA. Olean, NY, office. column,) Patty-Jeam,e Reicherler has com­ Holly (Keyes) and Eric (Brown) pleted an M.A. degree in applied 91 Keyes•Drown live in Alexandria, psychology at New York University. She is now pursuing a Ph.D. in school psychology at Indiana Stale University in Terre I faute. Alumni Authors Steve {Punque) Vance first learned of A Window to Henvc11: Wlw11 C/lilrlrc11 See time to read il from cover to cover in one Smugglers' Notch, VT, as a student partici­ Life i11 Dent/,, Zondervan Publishing sitting (two hours more or less), and with a pating in Hough ton's between-semesters good supply of tissues or an ab�orbcnt ski trip, conducted intermittently for more House, Grand Rapids, MI,1992, 120 pp, Diane M. Komp '61, M.D. handkerchief. Reading it was decidedly an than a decade now. Faculty, staff and stu­ hypodermic experience for me. I have long dent enthusiasts have made the trip and This short book with 11 brief chapters is a deeply personal effort. Paul Brand, known and admired Dr. Komp and am im­ enjoyed the "intensive skiing. " After M.D., in his foreword, says, "It carries a pressed with her standing in the graduating Steve returned to the t'esort, powerful punch." It documents the international medical community, but this hired first to place ski trail signs, then as an author's finding of a heavenly father, being Window lo Heaven reveals a fully committed instructor. After three years of te.iching he's led in her successful search through expcri• Christian through whom her Lord is ex­ switched to the promotions office after a ences in which He drew near lo His pressing compassion, love, understanding, knee injury made it Impossible to teach full­ cl,ildren during circumstances we would and healing of mind and soul, and in his timc. He gleefully reports early snow! otherwise call tl'agic. I was reminded of our wisdom, body. 1 am grateful that she took the lime and the emotional energy lo share Karen (Buck) Abbott manages the Lord's juxtaposition of death and life when He taught "unless a kernel of wheat falls to her thoughts in such a captivating way. 89 apple orchard on her family's crop U,c ground and dies, il remnins only a Here is a medical practitioner for whom her farm in Baldwinsville, NY, where she lives single seed. But if il dies, it produces mnny narrow and highly-specific specialty, pedi­ with her husband, Warren, and their seeds" Oohn 12:24 NIV}. 01'. Diane Komp, atric oncology, is above all, family practice. daughter, Bonnie Anne. Wi11dow lo J-lcave11, But just what is the book about? lt's Lynn Marie (Whitmore) Felstead in A gives us a glimpse of something celestial through some of about children, and their pediatrician to works at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in lhe cDrth's dork shadows. The seed fell on fer­ whom and through whom God is rcvealb1g heart of Philadelphia, PA. Her htisband, tile ground and this book is a by-product of Himself. For Dr. Komp, her young pa­ Keith '91, is in his second year of medic;il the life that sprang up. tients, oflen in terminal experiences of life, school at Philadelphia College of The book has a high emotional den­ become eloquent witnesses of the reality of Osteophathie Medicine. He is lender of the sity. Approach it with two things: enough God, of His "place prepared" and of His in-

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finite love. She tells of Anna's angelic Air Corps, had no such history of segrega­ fighter pilot[s]." hosts-seen as this seven-year-old passes tion, but only because lhet·e were no blacks Despite the handicaps under which from life, of Mary Beth's visit with her in its ranks to be segregated. Under the they served, the 332nd performed well. grandfather and Jesus, of Tom's chal with pressure of a developing international cri• Sandler concludes that they were "an avel'­ the man on the garden bench, of eight-yeat­ sis, the Corps in )tlly 1941 reluctantly age-to-good unit." In less than two years of old Jason's philosophy of deoth, of Donny agreed to include blacks in its military avia• combat, black pilots downed over one hun­ who suffered from Down syndrome aud of tion program. In this splendid little volume dred enemy aircraft, destroyed hundreds his delightful ministry lo her and to others. Stan Sandler traces the history of the all­ more on the grmmd, and pl'Ovidedfighter She tells of Tony, Artie, Korey, Henry, Bill, black 332nd Fighter Group (consisting of escort for 1500 bombing missions without Nate and others of the cloud of wih1esses the 99th, 100th, 301st, and 302nd fighter losing a single bomber to enemy fire. who have "turned the tables" and minis­ squadrons) from their training at Tuskegee Sander calls the latter accomplishment "a tered to her. Ones for whom healing was Institute in Alabama through their impor• record unique in U.S. Air Force history." elusive, become healers of hearts in their tant role in the Eul'opean theater of combat Those who are loo young to l'emember struggles. during the last two years of conflict. what race relations in the United States Near the close of this little book, Dr. 111roughout lts wartime career the were Ii.kc before the World War Tl era Komp records for us a parabolic conversa• 332nd struggled ago inst a rnclst environ­ would do well to read Segregated Skies. As a tion between the God of Abraham and his ment. 1n Tuskegee, where the airmen could nation we still have a long way to go, bul good friends, Abraham and Sarah. The fi. be easily segregated, local whites asked the one can find encouragement and hope in nal th1·ee paragraphs of the book say more white commandet• of the Fighter Group looking back to see how far we have come eloquently than 1 could, the prime focal such questions as, ''How do Negroes Ay?" in the last 50 years. point of Dr. Komp's connection with this and" Are there really Negroes up theriior Segregated Skies is Stan Sandler's sec­ ''hound of heav<'Il," .trcyou doing it for them?" When llw ond book. lt is caxefully reseal'ched end "Those in the fic.ry furnacefind One Tuskegee Airmen were flnally se11t into well-written. Needless to say, I'm pro11d of who walks with tl1em.Those who walk combat after interminable delays, they had my former student. Reviewing his book through the valley of the shadow of death to perform under the skeptical eye of Anny has taken me back to the vel'y earliest yeilrS do not walk alone. God, the Parent who so Air Force generals who q11ickly concluded of my professional caree1:, years that I shall loved the world, became a co-sufferer with that black aviato,·s tired easily, lacked an always chei:ish.-Dr. Richard Troutman, all parents who share Motmt Mol'iah's su­ "aggressive spirit," and did not possess professor of hii;tory, history department preme tests of faith, thl'ough the gift and "the proper reAexes to make ... first class head, Western Kentucky University. death of his beloved Son. "Before my career is complete, there will be many more Tonys to choke back their tears. I doubt that many of their par­ In Memoriam ents will report that all of their hard '18 Earl Barrett died In his sleep May is survived by his widow, Elsle (Nickerson theological questions found answers. Nei­ 6, four months before he would have '33}; a daughter; and a son. ther will l, and we continue to pose some turned99. According to his daughter, Milie11 has received word of the death awfully tough arguments. Evangeline, he was "a remarkable man, of Norma (Wescott) Smith '18. /\t the time "At least when we challenge God, we mentally, physically and spiritually." l:fe of her death, she was a resident of the keep a co1wcrsation going. That type of attended lloughton Academy (then Semi­ Houghton Nursing C.ireCenter. No other conversation is called prayer. And occa­ nary) and had two earned doctorates in data was made available. sionally in t·he conversation, God philosophy and theology, respectively. '39 Virginia (Cummings) Smith died interrupts, so to speak, and gets a word or Barrett taught in holiness schools until he in August of 1990 after battling cancer. two in edgewise. To hearts untroubled and was nearly 80 years old. Many of his stu­ '49 Meredith Standley Sulton died in hearts unsure, there i� a window to heaven dents became leaders in the Wesleyan his sleep at home in Langley, WA, July 22 at in the abiding promise that Jesus will come. Methodist Church. Beacon Hill published the age of 63. Before joining tl1e Air Force Amen.Come, Lord Jesus!" his book, A Christinn Perspective of Knowing. as a pilot, Sutton taught high school English This book should only be read by indi­ Dr. Barrett spent the last few years of his in Northville, NY. Jn !he /\ir Force he flew viduals who have children, who have had life in a nursing home. Evangeline said for Gen. Curtis Le.May for four years on childrnn,who will have children or who, at even the,, "my fatl1er sang'Ama:t.ing Grace' special missions. Tn Vietnam he was a heli­ one lime, were children.Thank you, Di, for in a thunderous voice, shouted 'Glory' and copter squadron commander. Mereditl1 sharing a bil of yourself with us.-Dr. said he was proud to be a Wesleyan." Be­ received the Purple Heart and special rec­ Frederick Shannon, professor of chemistry; sides Evangeline, he is survived by another ognition for his heroic rescue efforts and chair, department of integrated studies, daughter; and one son. military service. I-le spent mosl of his mili­ Houghton College. '49 Ruth (Breden berg) Brosta died tary career flying VrPs-military and July S after battling cancer for nine years. politicul-with the President's Special Air Segregated Slcies-All-8/nclc Combnt After Houghton she attended nursing Mission Squadron, which included Air Sq11adro11s c,f WWII, Smithsonla.n histit11- school at Huron Road Hospital in Cleve­ Fo1·ce One. He retired as a lieutenant colo­ 1'ion Press, WashiJ1gton, DC, 1992, 217 pp, land, OH, graduating in 1952. That year nel after serving 22 yearsin the AF. For the Stanley Sandler '60. she married Laddie Brosta, who survives, next 15 years Sutton new with Japan Air­ When the United Slates entered World as do two daughters. lines as their chief pilot for the Anchorage War IL in December 1941, the status of black '36 Joseph W. Dentler died May 31. station. His Aying career spanned 37 years, Atneric,ms in the armed forces wns esse11- As a Houghton student he baked for the dltring which he flew to 70 countries. On tinlly what it had been throughout college and sunounding communities. Af• the side he liked lo play piano and org�n. Amel'icnn histo,y. They served only in seg­ ter graduation he pastored for many years For 17 years he was organist for First Bap• regated u11.its.This pl'actice reflected (l in the Wesleyan Church-Allegheny Confer• Hst Church in Anchorage, where he also pnttcn:1 or prejudice that prev.:iilcdin virtu­ ence In New York., Pem,sylvanfa and Ohio. served as deacon. Mel'edith is survived by ally all of American society at the time. '33 Fredeck C. Hauser died August 7. his wife; two daughters; one son; a sister; One branch of the services, the Army Until his retirement he worked for IRS. lie and his mother.

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campus as "Mabel," Mrs. Nielsen Houghton ExploresCooperation with said: " As I take on this role I trust that 1 will continue to be 'Mabel' not TI1e King's College just to Houghton College students, by President C/111111berlni11 but also to the 50 students in 1\flegany and Cattauragus County Last spring Houghton College of the Development Commit­ and The King's College in BriarcliJf high schools who will become Up­ tee, and the college president ward Bow1d participants." She will Manor, NY, began conversations from each of the institutions. continueteaching eight hours in the about possible cooperation. Those 6. C?operate in operating an ex­ recreation department. conversations have continued tension center offering college throughout the summer and into courses in the New York City the fall. The trustees of each �or�an community and explore institution have named three s1rrularcenters in the Hispanic representatives who constitute a and African-American commu­ nities of New York City. committee to develop Since these issues were identi­ recommendations and suggest fied, the appropriate administrators next steps in developing inter­ �ave been W0l'king toward theiT institutional programs. Their trnplementation. While joint plan­ discussions produced agreement ningis continuing, ach1al of on the following issues: implementation of most these L to R: £/izabcth Z11ckerma11, Doris Nielsen, 1. Both colleges Will maintain programs will wait until the 1993-94 Cnroly11 Pot111cy 11nd Phyllis Gaerle their separate identities, in­ academic year following the reloca­ cluding separate administra­ tionof The King's College. A number of very significant Curriculum coordinator will tions, budgets, and programs. be Ca1·olyn Pouncy who has been 2. The chief academic officers developments have occurred at The King's College. First, they working part-lime in Hough ton's (with assistance from others as ounseling center while complet­ appropriate) wiU meet to de• have maintained their enrollment � of 400 students. Most importantly. , mg her �.S. in the psychology of velop articulation agreements counseling at St. Bonventure Uni­ (e.g., If any academic programs they have sold their present cam­ i pus and at the end of the current versity. Her work will include are discontnued at The King's counseling, testing participants, re­ College, Houghton will strive to academic year they plan to move to a new site iJ-1 Sterling Forest, NY. cruiting tutors and teachers, and accommodate affected students planning the summer school seg­ without the usual procedures The new campus has a large r . ment. required for tansfers). office research facility, which can be retrofitted to meet their needs Working with guidance cow1- 3. Tf feasible, link the campuses selors to identify and recruit by TV. Thus, if a specialized for classrooms, laboratories, li­ brary, food service, some parti�il?ants, making ho1I1e visits, �oursc (e.g., in Asian History) prov1d1ng counseling services in 1s offered at one campus, it recreational facilities and a tempo­ rary chapel. It also has ample several areas, overseeing social could be made available to stu­ and cultural activities and finding dents at the other campus via a acreage for futme development of dormitories, athletic fields,etc. tutors for each participant will be TV link. Elizabeth Gibson Zuckerman. She 4. Houghton College will seek This new campus has the potential for making cooperation between has an M.S. in advanced teachers' approval from the State Educa­ education, has directed and taught The King's College and Houghton tion Deparbnent for The at the Olean Montessori Children's King's College to offer our de­ College more attractive and more beneficial for both institutions. House, taught at St. Bonaventure gree completion program on University, supervised student their campus. teachers, coordinated school pro­ 5. �x.p!ore joint fund-raising Upward Bound grams for the Oregon Museum of a_ctw1t1es for future coopera­ Science and Industry in Portland, tive efforts. Specific planning StaffSelected Oregon, and created integrated for such cooperation would be Admlnistering Hough ton's Up­ outdoor education and trip cur­ done by a special task force w�1:d B?und ?rogram (see Aug-ust riculums. consisting_ of the chief develop­ Milieu) 1s Dons J. Nielsen, associate Faculty spouse Phyllis Caerte ment officer, the trustee chair professor of recreation. Known on will serve as secretary. October 1992 27 r

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New FacuHyAppointees Named Academic vice president, Dr. gland Conservatory of Music. Paul Young, has announced the list Ronald Oakerson joins the of new faculty members for the Houghton faculty as professor of 1992-93 school year. Taking full­ political science. He earned MA time positions are Elizabeth and PhD degrees in political sci­ Beardsley, Stephen and Ma1jorie ence from Indiana University. Doty, Richard Froman, Betty Giles Among his many professional ac­ and Ronald Oakerson. tivities, since 1988 he has been Elizabeth Beardsley joinsthe senior scientist of the research fac­ faculty as interim assistant profes­ ulty in the Workshop in Political sor of education. She earned a BA Theory and Policy Analysis at In­ degree in Bible and Christian edu­ diana University. During October 5 chapel ceremonies, cation from Columbia Bible Taking part-time positions are psychologi; professor/academic dean Dr. Pa11l Young (pictured with his wife) received a College in Columbia, SC, a BA de­ Wendy Baxter of Silver Springs, certificate of award and a check for $1000, gree in education and social NY, as lecturer in social work; confirming h/111 as a 199·1-92 recipient of the science from Houghton College, Lynn Eckley of West Seneca, NY, Independent College Fund of New York Fac11/ty and an MS degree in advanced as student teacher observer; Lisa Excclle11ceAward, one of 12 persons selected in teaching, elementary education Groff of Arkport, NY, as women's New York State. The award was funded by t/te from SUNY Geneseo. Since 1984, field hockey coach; Shelly Richards New York State Electric and Gns Corporation. she has served as a substitute of Kenmore, NY, as lecturer in Dr. Young has not yet decided /tow to use the money. teacher for the Fillmore Central therapeutic recreation; Mark Ruhl. and Cuba-Rushford Central School of East Aurora, NY, as lecturer in districts. math methods; and Metro Yurchak Stephen and Marjorie Doty of Quakertown, PA, as student share a full-time position as assis­ teacher observer. tant professors of linguistics. They come to Houghton College as part of a cooperative agreement be­ tween Houghton and Wycliffe Bible Translators (see April '92 Mi­ lieu). Both earned MA degrees in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington. Most recently Students cltnt with Ms. Fisher after chapel they served as translator/linguists with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Fall CLEW the Soloman Islands, South Pacific. Clu-istian Life Emphasis Week Richard Froman is interim as­ (Sept. 6-11) featured AustraJian­ sistant professor of psychology. He born Mary Fisher who brought earned an MA degree in psychol­ with her the perspective of one ogy from California State who lived and worked in Chirta University in Sacramento and a for many years. Now associate PhD in general experimental psy­ director of missions for lnter­ chology from the University of Varsity Christian Fellowship, Ms. Wyoming. Since 1989, he has Fisher challenged audiences to live chaired the psychology depart­ as a community, shunning today's ment at The King's College in rampant individualism, noting Briarcliff Manor, NY. that the first two words of the Betty Giles, who has been a Lord's Prayer, are "Our Father." part-time faculty member at She encow-aged finding identity in Houghton as well as at Alfred Un.i­ Christ, rather than in position or versity, now joins the Houghton posessions. Only then, all being on College faculty full-time as an in­ l the same level, can Chtistians truly terim instructor of voice. She L to Rfrom top: Mrs. Benrdsley, Ms. Giles, Mr. be a community. earned an MMus from New En· and Mrs. Doty, Ors. Fromn11 mid Oakcrson

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Fall Enrollment Based on Record Applications Houghton College began the Tim Fuller reports there are 381 new fall semester with 1116 students, full-time students, 292 of whom are 36 of them part-time. This includes freshmen. The freshman class in­ 16 business and psychology in­ cludes 16 high school valedictorians, terns based at Houghton's Buffalo 22 salutatorians, 3 National Merit fi­ Suburban Campus as well as 56 nalists, and 18 Letter of Com­ student teachers located at schools mendation winners. Twenty-one throughoul western New York and states and 14 countriesare repre­ five educational ministry interns. sented. Forty-sevenfrosh are For more 1/11111 40 yenrs Willinm Cnlki11s '44, of Another 10 students arc enrolled duldren of alumni. Perry, NY, served U11itcd Melhodisl pastorates. /\cross the years he's hnbit11nl/y tnke11 011 big in off-campus programs such as At the Buffalo Suburban Cam­ projects-fro111 /011s of books for Bn/111111in11 the Oregon Extension. Of the 1116 pus, the Adult Degree Completion schools, to fire trucks for a Ke11t11clo; missio11 students, 690 are women and 426 Program, which addresses the spe­ station. At the fo1111ders Fellowship l11ncl1co11 arc men. cial needs of the working adult Oclober 2, Bill received the 1992 Preside11t's After receivinga record 943 ap­ learner,includes 45 non-traditional Advisory Council 011 Excel/e11ce award for his plications for admission, executive students enrolled in three separate seroice-J lo the college-fro111 frees pln11ted 11l111us/ director of alumni and admissions tracks. 50 years ago nnd s11bstn11I in/ giftswhc11 lte wns n slr11ggli11g yo1111g pastor, to a sc/10/nrship frmd for 1/,eologicnl s111de11ls. />ACE clwir111a11 Robert Onvidso11 111nde lhc prese11/nllo11. Devclop111e111 vice presidc11I Wny11e Mnc/Je//1 (nbow) explni,wd Iha/ lhe oose wns crnjlcdby I /011g/1l011 art faculty. Pilot Programs in Rochester Rochester, NY, area alumni can be ground-floorparticipants in a college career development cen­ ter (CDC)-alumni office effort to bring together alumni sponsors and current Houghton students via two pilot programs. This year's incoming class includes 47 second, third, even fourth generation students, 34 of whom showed up for the picture above. Row 1, I lo 1·: Davlyn Davidson-Robert Extern'93 seeks to connect and Alice (Bence '67) Davidson '65 (third generntion); Faith Taylor-John and Betty study and work, students and em­ (Lockwood '70) Taylor '70; Kyle Stevenson-Daryl and Gudrun (Mindrebo '70) Stevenson ployers. Rochester area '70 (third generation); Barbara f-l.ess-1ludson and Lucy (Mears '55) !less '55 (third genera­ professionals from all fields who tion); Jim Meyers-Loren and Sandra (Tingue '82) Meyers; Jill Mulroy-William and would assist students in learning Brenda (Kleinschmidt '63) Mulroy; Amy Kolb-Harry and Stephanie (Stowell '69) Kolb '69, Karen Adi hock-Lawrence and Ellen Adlhock. about their work through observa­ Row 2: Joelle Williams-Carl and Jennifer (Woodcock '7J) Williams; Amy Chamber­ tion and hands-on experience are lain-Mark and Lois (Decker '65) Chamberlain '65; I lolly Smith-David and Debornh sought, as are those willing to pro­ Smith '67; Phil I lalberg-Richard and Virginia (Alexander '71) Halberg '71; Pat Guerin­ vide room and/or board to such a Patrick nnd Gladys Guerin '77; Brent Wolfe-David and Florence (Baker '68) Wolfe '68; Johanna Kraus-{grandfather); Jennirer Wright-fohn and Gidget Wright '68; Heidi student March 1-5, '93. If you're in­ Oberholtzer-Ray ai,d Dorothy (Miller '67) Oberholtzer. terested in either aspect of this Row 3: Whitney Crossman-Barry and Sally Crossman '67 ; Krista Titus-James and effort, contact Sharon Civler at the Angelika Titus '65; Alan Armes-1 lerbcrl and Sharon (Minor '68) Armes; Megan French­ CDC or ask for the alumni office at Martfo and Virginia (Pero '72) French 171 (fourth generation). 1-800-777-2556. Row 4: Stephe1, Clapper-Ernest and Joan (Lamos '65) Clapper '65; Kathryn Whitehead-Dale and Joan (Gillette '58) Whitehead; Kirsten Conklin-James and Marilyn Does your organization or (Webster '65) Conlklin; Kathleen Wolfe-Richard mid Carolyn (Banks '65) Wolfe '65; A1'11y school seek talented, entry-level Oliss-Bruce and Susan (Glickert '67) Bliss '67; 13lisabeth Bellamy-Leon and Sylvia (Boos college graduates with solid aca­ '65) Bellamy '64. demic preparation, related work Row 5: Troy Nelson-Richard and Judith (Barbour '69) Nelson '67; Paul Byron-Ken­ neth and Carol (Drexler '67) Byron; Jeff Wohlgemuth-David and Ruth 0effers '72) experience and job skills? Contact Wohlgemuth; Judson Odell-David and Rebecca (Grimes '71) Odell '69; Jeff Babbitt-John (Co11/i1111ed 011 p. 30, col. 3) and Suzanne (Osterhout '68) Babbitt '68; Jennifer Knox-John and Norma (Willet '65) Knox '65; I feidi Shea-Paul and Debbie (Grecnmeycr '69) Shea '69 (third generation).

October 1992 29 CAMPUS ! ™- :J the Houghton CDC for current re­ sume referral books at no charge. Academy News Included arc 1992 graduates and Viewing the hills around Katya is living with Tom and Mary 1993 prospective graduates. Houghton on her second day here, Lingenfelter, local school teachers 16-year-old Katya Shirokova said and loyal Academy parents. she was reminded of home. Home One of over 30 internationals JapaneseStudent is Pskov, near St. Petersburg, Russia. enrolled this Fall, the Academy's Jt took a long train ride to Mos- cow, first Russian student enjoys art and Dies in Car Crash a flight across Europe and the Atlan­ reading, and hopes her year at the tic, and a ride up Rt. 17 from New Academy will better prepare her for On the eve of class resumption York, but it was friendship and per­ teacher training back home in Rus­ this fall, community residents and severance that actually got her to the sia next year. students were saddened to learn Academy in September. Enrollment Record that returningsophomore Chiho Yokota, 21, had been killed in an T leadmaster Philip Stockin an­ auto accident in rural Gifu Prov­ nounced another record enrollment ince, Japan, August 25. for the Fall semester: 28 junior high students and 93 senior high stu­ Ms. Yokota had graduated dents comprise a new record total from Houghton Academy in 1991, of 121 Academy students. Once where her younger sister, Mayu, is again, area commuting students, currently a student. Her brother totalling 53 from 17 towns, form the also attended there. She was largest increase. Also represented within days of returning to arc nine states and nine nations. America to resume studies here Sustained growth in the junior when the accident happened. high program required the addition Houghton's Asian students as­ of a full-time science teacher, sisted in planning a memorial Michael Raybuck, and a part-time music teacher, Chris Smith. service held in the village church on September 24. Participants in­ Double the Vision Report cluded Chiho's freshmen year The Double the Vision cam­ roommate, family friends, and paign a1mounccd last Spring other college compatriots. A letter continues to build momentum with from her sister was read. Each of a Fall letter and phone appeal to all these cited her energy and inten• alumni, parents and friends of the sity. Chilio had not declared a Mrs. Cnrpe11tern111f Kntyn Academy. Over $50,000 in smaller gifts during the summer puts the major, but was contemplating a ca­ Char Carpenter, Academy campaign over one-fourth of the reer combiningpsychology and board member, Houghton College way to $2,000,000 goal. Leaders are · business. alumnus, and parent to former still seeking foundation, corpora­ Christian life and ministries Academy and current college stu­ tion, and large individual gifts. dean Bud Bence brought the medi­ dents Eric and Esther Carpenter, tation. Beside her siblings, Ms. served as the catalyst in this story. A Voice in Albany Last fall Char participated in a Yokota is smvived by her parents, teacher exchange to Russia along New York State Commissioner of who live in Tokyo, where they are with 11 teachers from her school dis­ Education Thomas Sobel has named active in the Japan Evangelical trict in Savannah, CA. While there headmaster Stockin among 12 members Church, Mr. Yokota as a pastor. she visited Katya's home and the of the Commissioner's Advisory Coun­ C/1i/10 Yokota wheels began turning. After months cil for Non-public Schools. 1971-1992 of planning, mounds of red tape, The group, which represents the and sleepless days of travel Char state's Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and and Katya embraced at JFK airport independent schools, meets three in New York. times yearly in Albany to offer input Katya graduated from Russian on state educational policy. Stockin, high school with the desire to attend who will be one of the council's few university and one day teach En­ active heads of a school, believes this is glish. A post-grad year at the a significant opportunity lo make the Academy affords her the opportu­ Academy better known as well as for nity to enrich her English studies. personal development.

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with Houghton College teacher education students. Rebuilding El Salvador In February El Salvador ended a 12-year civil war which has left civic and social infrastructures in shambles. At the request of the United States Information Agency, recreation department chairman Ors. Massey nnd Kettelknmp Dr. Thomas Kettelkamp spent Sep­ tember 13-27 in El Salvador FacuHyNews working with 45 educators, com­ CalhoonAward munity and municipal leaders and Former Houghton chemistry Massey Sabbatical national government officials to department head Dr. Stephen W. When Dr. Claity Massey made a design action programs in such ar­ Calhoon '53, academic vice presi­ research visit to Hong Kong and eas as community service, dent and chemistry professor at recreation and sports. The assign­ Central Wesleyan College, SC, China last summer, she obsc1·ved a since 1978, received an honorary large gap between the early devel­ ment was not to impose solutions, Doctor of Science degree at opment of Chinese children and that but to train in-country personnel to Founders' Day. of their American counterparts with identify needs, resolve conflicts Or. Calhoon completed an which she usually works. Besides and establish working programs. associate degree al Central Wes­ noticing a difference in their art Because the United States had leyan Co.liege where he met his work (Chinese childrens' works supported the established govern­ wife, LuAnne, then came to tended to be sophisticated architec­ ment, and the new leadership rfoughton in 1950. He earned his hn:e, landscapes, people), she represents both establishment and bachelor of science degree under wondered how to foster that sort of former FMLN insurgents, Kettel­ Dr. DoraJ1 Burnell, serving as lab kamp said he first felt "like a assistant and being named to creativity in American children Who's Who. Following two years without resorting to Chinese meth­ Japanese consultant at a General in the U.S. Army he returnedhere ods: pre-school boarding schools, Motors meeting," but that his non­ to teach chemistry in 1956, com­ Saturday classes, an intense pres­ prescriptive approach-and facil­ pleting masters and Ph.D. degrees sure to perform. ity with Spanish-quickly built in ,1nalytical chemistry at Ohio Now, Dr. Massey said, the Chi­ good working relationships. State University. nese are sensing a need to develop a Kettelkarnp has worked in every Dr. Calhoon was instrumen­ moral education program. That is Central American cow1tryover the tal in setting up Houghton's precisely the main focus of her year­ 20 years since he was a Peace original cardiac pacemaker re­ long sabbatical currently in Corps volunteer. search, in expanding laboratory He said there have been no facilities and participating in the progress. How is she doing that? Paine Science Center's design. With the help of friends at Hong such programs operative for six During a 1969-70 leave he inaugu­ Kong Baptist ColJege and in Cbjna, years, but that people are tired of rated the chemistry major at she is observing .i.I1teractionbetween war and ready to do the work re­ Central Wesleyan College. children and adults via teacher in­ quired to address needs During his 15 years at Cen­ terviews and videotaping. These engendered by the war, and some tral, that college has instituted an she observes byway of the Optel that led to it. He feels that chances aggressive LEAP program and en­ system. To communicate with her for success are just even, but is en­ hanced ties to nearby Clemson colleagues she has been using FAX. couraged that he's been mvited to University. Chamberlain noted: D1:. Massey will be comparmg her return next year. "Conversations with Cenlrnl col­ Kettelkamp, who helped set up leagues suggest that you retain observations of moral education your early attention to detail, programs there with observations of the Honduran national baseball coupled with willingness to hear similarprograms at early education team a decade ago, has brought a any student or· faculty petition centers in Buffalo. Honduran sludy contingent to and carefully consider all view­ Also during her sabbatical she Houghton each summer. He expects poi11ts." Responding, Calhoon will be looking at the role of tech­ to host an El Salvadoran group here recognized family members and nology in portfolio assessment m 1993, and to take sh1dents to El paid tribute to Dr. Burnelland Dr. within public schools and also Salvador for Mayterm. and Mrs. Willard Smith.

Oatober 1992 31 > Looking the part for 0. "' z ;; .,, Evoking Giants: l-lo111eco111i11g's ..; ij [- "Wild West" tlle111e, r .. i Founders' Day, Kat/1/een 1-lnrtzell, a �t5. � se11io1· pre-111ed � � Homecoming student minoring in Frencli, was named t was not your father's Queen. Genetics lab 2: 8 Founders' Day-no oratorical assistant, t11to1·, calls to use the best of the past yearbook flti. toI build a brighter tomorrow. In­ photographer and e; g Il" stead, actors pantomimed scenes of intm11111ral sports :i:[ academy and college history to the 1 are a111011g her "' i activities. Katliy is i i!se narration of former dean Arthur W. J p 0 Lynip and third-generation alumna fro111 Meehan- b1 c; , icsburg, PA. Her Deborah (Fero) Young. Appearing escort, Do11glns =t in vignettes from their lives, Willard Bower111n11, is fro111 l::l Houghton, James S. Luckey and Fairport, NY. ,,, ii A Stephen W. Paine held the l�' � assembly's attention. �� Part two of the convocation in­ �,:.: � i5: cluded presentation of an (Rigllt) Fot1nders' Dny scenes portrayed ii honorary degree to Dr. Stephen Willard Ho11ghto11 Call1oon1 and a distinguished ser­ Wl'iti11ghis friend 0. vice award to Allen and Esther T. Higgins abot1t Smith. President Chamberlain and beginning the school. Dr. James Bence paid tribute to the (Below) Recreating late Herbert Stevenson for his ef­ tllen new instructor Stephen Paine's fective, energetic and exemplary 37 s/11dent-wowing years as a trustee. traverse of the rail­ In the concluding 20 minutes, way trestle llandrnil foi1 r speakers offered reminis­ nboue Letchwol'th cences from Dr. Paine's life: Dr. Upper Falls. Fred Shannon for faci,ilty; Mrs. Kathy (Paine) Harriman for family; Mr. Bruce Brenneman for commu­ nity and staff; Dr. Arthur Ly.nipfor administration and alumni. Summing up the ultimate meaning of his anecdotes and the entire morning's program, Lynip reminded his largely student audi­ ence: "The lesson behind all of this is not that beneath the surface of a giant beats the heart of a mere man. The lesson is this. Mere people, by devoted, urgent depen­ dence on God, can become giants-and l mean you."

For other Homecom­ ing and Founders'Day­ related stories, see adjacent f:)hotos, captions and pages 23 and 31. Actors porlrny ad111i11istrntors of the late '50s casting lots to break deadlock on how deep the cliapel organ loft sho11ld be cantilevered.